Assessment AP Directional Terms Flashcards
What does medial mean in anatomical terms?
Towards the middle of the centre
The chest is medial to the arm. T/F?
True
The chest is medial to the arm. T/F?
True
The eyes are inferior to the Mouth. T/F?
False. The eyes are superior to the mouth.
Your sternum is what to your spine?
Anterior
Your sternum is what to your humerus bone?
Medial
Your deltoid is what to your pectoral muscles?
Lateral
The skin is superficial to the liver.T/F?
TRUE
The kidneys are superficial to the skin.T/F?
FALSE
The wrist is distal to the elbow.T/F?
TRUE
Flexion is?
Movement that decreases the angle between two structures, causing the structures to bend or move closer together
Flexion and extension most commonly take place within which body plane?
The sagittal plane
Side bends are?
Lateral flexion
Adduction refers to a motion that pulls a structure or part toward the midline of the body, or towards the midline of the limb. T/F?
TRUE
The Anatomical position is a universal term?
The Anatomical position is a universal term, in which the body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and forward. Upper limbs alongside the body with palms facing forward. (In the talk the teacher says its important to remember this paragraph). She says that anatomy is like a map for the body.
Body is:
- Upright
- Directly Facing Observer
- Feet Flat and Forward
- Upper limbs along side the body.
- Palms facing forward
