Anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

Anatomical position?

A
  • Standing
  • Facing towards you
  • Face and eyes look anteriorly
  • Upper limbs by side
  • Palms of hands facing anteriorly
  • Feet together
  • Toes pointing anteriorly
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2
Q

Supine?

A

Lying on back

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3
Q

Prone?

A

Lying on stomach

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4
Q

Axial (transverse) plane)

A

Separating body vertically
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5
Q

What is the plane from shoulder to hip diagonally called?

A

Oblique section

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6
Q

What is the median plane?

A

Sagittal cut right down the middle

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7
Q

What is the cut that goes vertically from head to feet between legs?

A

Sagittal plane

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8
Q

What is the coronal plane?

A

Horizontal plane from head to feet

separating toes from rest of foot

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9
Q

Superior/cranial?

A

Nearer to top of the head

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10
Q

Inferior or caudal?

A

Further from midline/median plane

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11
Q

Proximal?

A

Nearer to attachment of limb to the body

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12
Q

Internal?

A

Nearer to the centre of the body/organ

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13
Q

Dorsal?

A
Refers to the front 
(non-palm side of hand)
(upper side (posterior) of the tongue)
(Superior surface of foot)
Upper side of wrist(where clock face goes)
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14
Q

How you describe right a left?

A

According to the patient in anatomical position

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15
Q

Anterior surface of wrist is called?

A

Volar

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16
Q

Anterior surface of tongue?

A

ventral

17
Q

What is described as plantar?

A

Inferior surface of foot

18
Q

Ipsilateral?

A

Structure lies on same side of body as other structure or location it is being compared to

19
Q

Contralateral?

A

Structure lies on opposite side of body to other structures it is being compared to

20
Q

Description of decreasing the angle between bones at a joint? And it’s opposite?

A

Flexion

-Extension

21
Q

What is abduction?

A

MOovement away from median plane

22
Q

What is opposite of abduction?

A

Adduction

Movement towards median plane

23
Q

Circumduction?

A

Circular motion at a joint

24
Q

Eversion of foot?

A

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

25
Q

What is pronation?

A

Anterior surface of the forearm rotates such that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly

26
Q

What position is the palm in anatomical position?

A

Supination

27
Q

Adduction of thumb?

A

Adding thumb back to hand after abduction

28
Q

Flexion of thumb?

A

Folding thumb across palm

29
Q

Aponeurosis?

A

Flattened tendon

-Most commonly associated with flat muscles