Anatomy Flashcards
FFM1 Spring 2024
What are the 12 different systems of the body?
1) Skeletal
2) Muscular
3) CV
4) Resp
5) GI
6) Nervous
7) Endocrine
8) GU
9) Reproductive
10) Integumentary
11) Hematopoietic
12) Lymphatic
What are the 8 different regions of the body?
1) Head
2) Neck
3) Thorax
4) Abdomen
5) Pelvis
6) Back
7) LL
8) UL
What is the standard anatomical position?
Patient standing erect, feet flat on floor, facing forward; upper limbs to side of body; head, feet, palms face out
Supine
Patient laying face up
Prone
Patient laying face down
R Lateral Decubitus
Patient laying on their R side, L side faces up
L Lateral Decubitus
Patient laying on their L side, R side faces up
Transverse plane
Horizontal plane through body; divides into superior and inferior parts
Coronal plane
Frontal plane; imaginary line dividing body into anterior and posterior; corona = crown
Sagittal plane
Imaginary line dividing the body into R and L halves; sagittal = arrow
Superior, cranial, cephalic
Towards the head of the body
Inferior, caudal
Towards the feet of the body
Anterior, Ventral
Towards the front of the body
Posterior, Dorsal
Towards back of the body
Medial
Towards midline of body
Lateral
Away from midline of body
Proximal
Closer to origin of body part or point of attachment of limb to trunk of body
Distal
Farther away from origin of body part or point of attachment of limb to trunk of body
Palmar (Hand)
Anterior surface; palm of hand
Dorsal (Hand)
Posterior surface of hand; back of hand
Plantar surface of foot
Sole of foot