Chapter 1: 1.4 Basic Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
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Anatomical Position
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- A position of the body universally used in anatomical descriptions in which the body is erect, the head is level, the eyes face forward, the upper limbs are at the sides, the palms face forward, and the feet are flat on the floor
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Prone position
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Body is laying face down
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Supine position
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Body is lying face up
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The human body is divided into several major regions: 5 regions
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- Head
- Neck
- Trunk
- Upper limbs
- Lower limbs
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Head (location)
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- The superior portion of the body that is attached to the trunk by the neck
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Head (components)
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- Consists of bones and associated soft tissues such as the skin, muscles, and nervous system structures
- The bones of the skull are grouped into two categories: cranial cavity bones and facial bones
- The cranial cavity bones enclose and protect the brain
- The facial bones form the anterior (front) portion of the skull
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Neck
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- Supports the head and attaches it to the remainder of the trunk
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Trunk (components)
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- Thorax
- Abdomen
- Pelvis
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Upper limb (extremity)
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- Attached to the trunk by the pectoral girdle and consists of the shoulder, armpit, arm (portion of limb from the shoulder to the elbow), forearm (portion of the limb from the elbow to the wrist), wrist, and hand
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Lower limb (extremity)
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- Attached to the trunk by the pelvic girdle and consists of the buttock, thigh (portion of the limb from the buttock to the knee), leg (portion of the limb from the knee to the ankle), ankle, and foot
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Groin
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- The area on the front surface of the body marked by a crease on each side, where the trunk attaches to the thighs
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Plane
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- An imaginary flat surface, like a sheet of glass that passes through the body
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Sagittal plane
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- sagitta = arrow
- Longitudinal plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides
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Median plane
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- A plane that passes through the midline of the body and divides it into equal right and left sides
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Midline
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- Imaginary longitudinal line that divides the body into equal left and right sides
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Paramedian plane
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- does not pass through the midline and divides the body into unequal right and left sides
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Coronal plane
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- Frontal plane
- longitudinal plane but divides the body or an organ into front and back portions