Anatomy Flashcards
Anatomy glossary
Anatomical Position
Description of the body planes and axis. The Body is in erect posture, face foreward, with arms at the sides of the body, palms facing foreward with fingers and thumbs in extension
Anterior/vebtral
front of the body.
contralateral
on opposite sides of the body.
cranial/caudal
a distance of a structure from the head
caudal- a distance of a structure from the feet.
frontal plane
Divides the body into anterior and posterior halves. Vertical.
Ipsilateral
same side of the body
lateral
away from mid point
sagittal plane
dividing the body into left and right halves
superficial
situated closer to the exterior of the body.
supine
face up
transverse plane
Dividing the body horizontally into a superiand inferior halves
dorsifelxion
flexing tha foot toward the body.
planter flexion
Position in which the foot is lower than the ankle.
pronation
Turning the palms to face backwards
Central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
autonomic nervous system
Involuntary system that controls nerve impulses to smooth the muscle.
neuron
Structural unit of the nervous system.
sciatic nerve
the largest nerve of the lumbosacral plexus( supplies calf muscle)
ankylosis
complete or partial fusion of a joint that previously was movable
appendicular skeleton
the bones of the upper and lower limbs
cervical
Pertaining to that region of the neck, as in the seven cervical vertebrae
coccyx
lowest segment of the spine
costal
ribs
foramen
a hole in the bone
llium
one of the three large hip bones
ischial tubersitites
sit bones
lumbar
lower back
pelvic
both hip bones
pelvis
both pelvic bones forming the base of the torso
sacrum
sacred bone
sesamoid bone
a bone contained within a tendon
thoracic
pertaining to the chest or thorax.
lordosis
an anterior convex curve of the spinal column resulting from excessive lumbar curvature
