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1
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axilla

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armpit

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2
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Anatomical Position

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  • Standing
  • Facing anteriorly
  • Upper limbs by side
  • Palms facing anteriorly
  • Feet together
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3
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Supine

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Laying on back

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4
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Prone

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Laying on front

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5
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Plane that cuts the body into a right and left section

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Sagittal (Median if on the midline)

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6
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Plane that cuts the body into a posterior and anterior section

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coronal or frontal plane

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Plane that cute body into a superior and inferior section

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axial or transverse or horizontal plane (oblique if at an angle)

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8
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nearer to the front of the body

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anterior

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9
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nearer to the back of the body

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posterior

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10
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nearer to the top of the head

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superior or cranial

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nearer to the soles of the feet

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inferior or caudal

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12
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nearer to the midline/median plane

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medial

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13
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nearer to the attachment of the limb to the body

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proximal

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14
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further from the attachment of the limb to the body

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distal

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15
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nearer to the surface of the body

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superficial

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16
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further from the surface of the body

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deep

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17
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further from the centre of body or organ

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external

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18
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nearer to the centre of body or organ

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internal

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19
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Dorsal

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POSTERIOR surface of WRIST
POSTERIOR surface of HAND
SUPERIOR surface of TONGUE
SUPERIOR surface of FOOT

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20
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Volar surface

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anterior surface of wrist

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21
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palmar surface

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anterior surface of hand

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22
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ventral surface

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inferior surface of the tongue

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23
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Plantar surface

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inferior surface of the foot

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24
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Unilateral

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Structure is normally located on only one side of the body

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25
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Bilateral

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Normally Paired structures (R and L structures)

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26
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Ipsilateral

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Structure lies on THE SAME SIDE of the body as the other structure or location it is being compare to

27
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Contralateral

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Structure lies on THE OPPOSITE SIDE of the body as the other structure or location it is being compared to

28
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decreasing the angle between the bones at a joint

29
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increasing the angle between bones at a joint

30
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movement away from the median plane

31
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movement towards the median plane

32
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anterior surface of a limb rotates towards the median plane

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internal or median rotation

33
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anterior surface of a limb rotates away from the median plane

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external or lateral rotation

34
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circumduction

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Circular motion at a joint

35
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all anterior movements SUPERIOR to the knee joint are …..

36
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all anterior movements inferior to the knee joint are ……

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extensions

37
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eversion of the foot

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sole of the foot rotates away from the median plane such that the sole faces laterally

38
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inversion of the foot

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the sole of the foot rotates towards the median plane such that the sole faces medially

39
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upward flexion of the foot

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dorsiflexion

40
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downward movement of the foot

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plantarflexion

41
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pronation of the forearm

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anterior surface of the forearm rotates such that the palm faces posteriorly

42
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supination of the forearm

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the forearm rotates from the pronated position back to the anatomical position

43
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forearm is in the …. position while in the anatomical position

44
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term used to describe the position of forearm and hand midway between prone and supine positions

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semi-prone

45
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flexion of the wrist

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anterior movement of the hand

46
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extension of the wrist

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posterior movement of the hand

47
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flexion of the digits

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all 4 digits move towards the palm of the hand

48
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extension of the digits

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digits retreat to the anatomical position from flexed position

49
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opposition of digits

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thumb touches the tip of the other digits on the same hand

50
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reposition of the digits

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the digits move back to anatomical position after opposition with the thumb

51
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abduction of the digits

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separation of the digits

52
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adduction of the digits

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repositioning the digits to a closed position

53
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abduction of thumb

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taking thumb anteriorly away from palm

54
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adduction of thumb

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Adding back thumb to palm after abduction

55
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extension of thumb

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taking thumb laterally away From palm

56
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flexion of thumb

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folding thumb across palm

57
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lateral flexion

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‘bending’ from anatomical position laterally

58
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elevation of shoulders

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superior movement

59
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depression of shoulders

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inferior movement

60
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protrusion of the mandible

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anterior movement

61
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retrusion of the mandible

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posterior movement

62
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protraction of scapula

A

anterior movement

63
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retraction of the scapula

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posterior movement

Year 1- Foundations to Medicine (5 decks)

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