Ch. 1 - Orientation & Movement

Question 1

Definition of Anatomy

Answer 1

To cut open; the what and where of the body

Question 2

Definition of physiology

Answer 2

Study of body parts working together & functions of different parts; the why and how

Question 3

Anatomical position

Answer 3

Body erect, feet parallel and flat, arms at side, palms forward, fingers down, head and eyes forward

Question 4

Frontal Plane

Answer 4

Divides body front & back

Question 5

Sagital plane

Answer 5

Divides body left and right

Question 6

Transverse plane

Answer 6

Divides body top and bottom

Question 7

What is included in the facial region?

Answer 7

Eyes, nose, mouth

Frontal, orbital, otic, buccal, nasal, oral, mental (chin)

Question 8

What is the cranial region?

Answer 8

Top & back of head

Question 9

What is the cervical region?

Answer 9

Neck

Question 10

Four quadrants of abdomen are:

Answer 10

Right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower

Question 11

9 regions of abdomen:

Answer 11

Right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypo gastric, left iliac

Question 12

Body cavities:

Answer 12

Cranial & spinal
Thoracic (pleural & pericardial)
Abdominal
Pelvic

Question 13

Space in between lungs:

Answer 13

Mediastinum

Question 14

Superior

Answer 14

Towards head

Question 15

Inferior

Answer 15

Towards feet

Question 16

Anterior

Answer 16

Towards the front

Question 17

Posterior

Answer 17

Towards the back, behind

Question 18

Medial

Answer 18

Closer to sagittal line

Question 19

Lateral

Answer 19

Further from sagittal line

Question 20

Deep

Answer 20

Away from surface

Question 21

Superficial

Answer 21

Close to surface

Question 22

Proximal

Answer 22

Close to trunk (limbs)

Question 23

Distal

Answer 23

Farther from trunk (limbs)

Question 24

Define Muscle

Answer 24

Specialized tissue that moves the body

Question 25

Define tendon

Answer 25

Tissue that connects muscle to bone

Question 26

Define ligament

Answer 26

Tissue that connects bone to bone

Question 27

Fascia

Answer 27

Connective tissue that wraps and supports all structures

Question 28

Retinaculum

Answer 28

Connective tissue that acts as an anchor for support and as a pulley to change angle of force (ex. Natural ankle tape)

Question 29

Artery

Answer 29

Vessels that carry oxygenated blood out to body

Question 30

Vein

Answer 30

Vessels that carry de-oxygenated blood back in towards the heart

Question 31

Define Bursa

Answer 31

Fluid filled sacks for cushioning

Question 32

Define nerve

Answer 32

Electric communication of the body

Question 33

What does a lymph node do?

Answer 33

Immune support & blood cleaning

Question 34

What is a joint?

Answer 34

Articulation/point of contact between bones

Question 35

Prone:

Answer 35

Face down

Question 36

Supine:

Answer 36

Face up

Question 37

Extension:

Answer 37

Movement that straightens/opens a joint

Question 38

Flexion:

Answer 38

Bends joint/brings bones closer

Question 39

Adduction

Answer 39

Brings limbs medically towards body on frontal plane

Question 40

Abduction

Answer 40

Moves limbs laterally away from medial line on frontal plane

Question 41

Fossa

Answer 41

Shallow depression

Question 42

When the plantar surface of the foot moves medially it is called/

Answer 42

Inversion

Question 43

When the plantar surface of the foot moves laterally it is called:

Answer 43

Eversion

Question 44

Dorsiflexion

Answer 44

Refers to action in which dorsum of the foot moves closer to the shin

Question 45

Plantarflexion

Answer 45

Refers to action in which dorsum of the foot moves away from the shin

Question 46

Elevation

Answer 46

Ribs expand

Question 47

Depression

Answer 47

Ribs collapse

Question 48

Protraction

Answer 48

Moves anteriorly

Question 49

Retraction

Answer 49

Moves posteriorly