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Basic Anatomy Terms Flashcards

1
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Right and Left

A

The patients right and left

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Anterior and posterior

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front and back

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superior/cranial

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nearer head

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inferior/caudal

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nearer feet

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5
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Meidal/lateral

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closer/further from midline

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Proximal/distal

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closer/further to attachment of limb to body

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Superficial/deep

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closer/further to surface

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External/internal

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closer/further from centre of body/organ

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Dorsal

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posterior surface of wrist, hand, tongue, and foot

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Volar

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Anterior surface of wrist

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Palmer

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Anterior surface of hand

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Ventral

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Anterior surface of tongue

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Plantar

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Anterior surface of foot

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Unilateral

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Only on one side of the body

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Bilateral

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Appears on both sides of the body

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Midline

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Appears on/close to midline (umbilicus)

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Ipsilateral

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Same side as comparative structure

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Contralateral

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Opposite side to comparative structure

19
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Flexion

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Decreasing angle between bones at joint

20
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Extension

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Increasing angle between bones at joint

21
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Abduction

A

Movement away from midline

22
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Adduction

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Movement towards midline

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Circumduction

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Circular movement of joint

24
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Medial/internal rotation

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Anterior surface of limb rotates towards midline

25
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External/lateral rotation

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Anterior surface of limb rotates away from midline

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Eversion of foot

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Foot rotates laterally

27
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Inversion of foot

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Foot rotates medially

28
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Pronation of forearm

A

Anterior surface of hand faces posteriorly

29
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Supination of forearm

A

Rotation from pronated position back to anatomical position

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