anatomy

Question 1

anatomy defn

Answer 1

study of structure

Question 2

functional anatomy

Answer 2

what are those parts called + what do they do

Question 3

median plane

Answer 3

imaginary line dividing animal into LHS + RHS

Question 4

medial + lateral meanings

Answer 4

medial = towards median plane
lateral = away from median plane

Question 5

dorsal + ventral

Answer 5

towards back + belly (or corresponding surfaces head + tail)

Question 6

cranial + caudal

Answer 6

towards cranium + tail

along body length

Question 7

directional descriptive terms on head

Answer 7

rostral = towards nose tip
caudal = towards tail

Question 8

directional description on limbs

Answer 8

proximal = near body trunk; distal = away from
above carpus (wrist, fl)/tarsus (ankle, hl) = cranial + caudal
below = dorsal (front bit closer head) + palmar (FL)/plantar (HL)

Question 9

axial + abaxial

Answer 9

Axial = toward longitudinal central axis of limb
Abaxial = away from longitudinal central axis of limb

Question 10

flexion + extension

Answer 10

flexion reduces angle bet 2 parts
extension increases angle

refer to each specific joint

Question 11

abduction + adduction

Answer 11

abduction = moving away from median plane
adduction = moving towards median plane

Question 12

supination + pronation

supine + prone

Answer 12

turning palm upwards + downwards

also applies to whole body in same concept

Question 13

ventral/sternal + dorsal recumbency

Answer 13

Question 14

communication in anatomy

Answer 14

joining together, how this are connected

Question 15

intercostal space

Answer 15

space bet ribs