Anatomy Flashcards
Coronal Plane
Divides front and back
Transverse Plane
Divides top and bottom
Sagittal Plane
Divides left and right
Midsagittal Plane
Midline
Antirior
Front
Posterior
Back
Superior
Top
Inferior
Bottom
Proximal
Closest
Distal
Farthest
Medial
Center
Lateral
Side
Superficail
Out
Ventral
Anterior surface of the body
Dorsal
Back
Palmer
Palm
Plantar
Surface of foot
Apex(Apices)
Tip of structure
Flexsion
Bending a joint
Extension
Straightening a joint
Adduction
Motion towards midline
Abbduction
Motion away from midline
Bilateral
Both sides of midline
Quadrants
Sections of abdominal cavities
Connects bone to bone
Ligament
Connects muscle to bone
Tendon
Soft flexible material found within joints
cartilage
Axial skeleton
Skull, face, thoracic cage and vertebrae
Appendicular skeleton
Arms, legs, their connection points and pelvis
Cranium
Shell above eyes and ears that protects brain
Most posterior part of cranium
Occipital Bone
Top of the cranium between temporal bones
Parietal Bone
Lateral portions of the cranium
Temporal bones
The face is composed of how many bones
14
Upper jaw bone
Maxillae
Cheek bones
Zygomatic bone
Lower jaw
Mandible
Eye socket
orbitlal
Hole in the base of skull
Foramen Magnum
Number of vertebrae
33 (7,12,5,5,4)
Skull rests on the first cervical vertebrae called:
The atlas
Number of ribs
12
Which vertebrae are fused together?
Sacrum and coccyx
the shoulder girdle consists of:
Scapula, clavicle and humerus
Medial joint of the clavical
Sternoclavicular Joint
Lateral joint of the clavical
Acromioclavicular Joint [A/C]
Humerus to scapula joint
Glenohumerol Joint
Arm bones
Humerus, ulna and radium
Radius is larger in the ______ forearm, ulna is larger in the _____forearm
Radius is larger distally, ulna is larger proximal
Hand bones
Phalanges, metacarpals, carpals [carpal-metacarpal joint]
Pelvic superior crest
Iliac crest
Pelvic superior bone
illium
Pelvic inferior bone
Ischium
Lower joint of the right and left pubis
pubic Symphasis
Femur connects to pelvis at the
Acetabulum
Thigh bone
Femur[with femoral head]
Kneecap
Patella
The Lateral/superior portion of the femur
Greater trchanter
The medial/superior portion of the femur
Lesser trochanter
Small bone of the lower leg
Fibula
Large bone of the lower leg
Tibia
Ankle bone
Tarsals
Foot bones
Metatarsals and phalanges
Bones held together by fibrous tissue
Symphasis
Fibrous sac holding a joint together
Joint capsule