Ch 1 Flashcards
Anatomical Position
Feet flat on the floor and close together, arms held downward and supinated, face =directly forward
Anatomical planes of reference
- Frontal plane (coronal plane)
- Transverse plane (horizantal plane)
- Sagittal plane (anteroposterior plane)
- SHOW WHERE THEY ARE
Cervical
Throat (Big Title)
Abdominal
stomach region (Big Title)
Umbilical
belly button
Manus
(Think starfish, how it’s spread out like a…)
hand (Big Title)
Pollex
(Think “pollen on your…”)
thumb
Metacarpal
back of the hand
Palmar
palm
Digital (upper)
Fingers
Lower Limb
leg (Big Title) subheading:
- Coxal (hip spins on an axal)
- Femoral (thigh, has femer)
- Patellar (front knee)
- Popliteal (back knee)
- Crural (leg)
- Sural (calf…like you rope ((surround)) a calf)
- Fibular or Peroneal (left side of the calf)
Coxal
hip it spins on an axal
Femoral
thigh, has femer
Patellar
front of knee
Popliteal
back knee
Crural
leg (thigh)
Sural
calf (like you rope ((surround)) a calf)
Fibular
left side of the thigh
Pedal
Foot (Big Title) subheadings:
- Tarsal (ankle)
- Calcaneal (heel)
- Metatarsal (foot before toes)
- Digital (toes)
- Plantar (bottom of foot, where you plant yourself)
- Hallux (Big toe)
Tarsal
ankle
Calcaneal
heel
Metatarsal
foot before toes
Digital (Lower)
toes except big toe
Plantar
bottom of the foot
(where you plant your weigh)
Hallux
Big toe
Mammary
Breasts
Axillary
area under arms (armpits)
Scapular
wings
Nasal
nose
Back
dorsal (back) (Big Title) subheadings:
- Scapular (wings)
- Vertebral (spine)
- Lumbar (two little muscles that hurt after work)
- Sacral (area between 2 butt cheeks)
Vertebral
spine
Lumbar
two little muscles that hurt after work
Sacral
area between 2 butt cheeks
Mental
mouth
Occipital
back of head
Otic
ear
Pelvic
Pelvis below stomach, inbetween hips (Big Title)
Subheadings:
- Inguinal (groin)
Inguinal
groin
Olecranal
(at side)
elbow
Thoracic
(think thor)
crest (Big Title)
Subheadings:
- Sternal (sternum)
- axillary (armpit area)
- mammary (breasts)
Upper Limb
arm (Big Title) subheadings:
- Acromial