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Chapter 3: Levels of Organization Flashcards

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Abduction

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Movement toward the side, away from the body

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Adduction

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movement toward the side, toward the body

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Anterior

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toward or near the front; ventral

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Posterior

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Toward or near the back; dorsal

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Base

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The lower or supporting part of any structure

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Apex

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the pointed tip of a conical structure

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Bilateral

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both sides

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Unilateral

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One side

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Contralateral

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The opposite side

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Ipsilateral

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the same side

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Deep

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further into the body

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superficial

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nearer to the surface of the body

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eversion

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movement of the ankle causing the bottom of the foot to face toward the side or laterally

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inversion

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movement or the ankle causing the bottom of the foot to face toward the midline or medially

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flexion

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movement toward the front or anterior (exception at the knee joint)

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extension

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movement toward the back or posterior (exception of the knee joint)

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Horizontal adduction

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movement of the arm toward the midline, or anterior, when at shoulder level

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Horizontal abduction

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movement of the arm away from midline, or posterior, when at shoulder level

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Medial

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toward the midline; nearer to the middle

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lateral

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away from the midline; toward the side

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medial rotation

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rotation movement of the shoulder or hip toward the midline; internal rotation

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lateral rotation

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rotation movement of the shoulder or hip away from the midline; external rotation

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pronation

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rotation movement of the forearm to palm down; palm facing posterior

TIP
prone = pronation = facing down

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supination

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rotation movement of the forearm to palm up; palm facing anterior

TIP
supine = supination = facing up

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protraction

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movement of the scapula away from the spinal column; scapular abduction

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retraction

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movement of the scapula toward the spinal column; scapular adduction

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proximal

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nearer to the axial body

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distal

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further from the axial body

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radial deviation

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movement of the wrist toward the radius or away from the body; wrist abduction

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ulnar deviation

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movement of the wrist toward the ulna or toward the body; wrist adduction

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superior

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toward or nearer the head; cranial

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inferior

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toward or nearer to the feet; caudal

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supine

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lying horizontally facing upward

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prone

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lying horizontally facing downward

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ventral

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front; anterior

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dorsal

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back, posterior

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Anterior

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Anter/o

Toward or near the front; Ventral

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Distal

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dist/o

further from the axial body

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Dorsal

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dors/o

Back; posterior

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Inferior

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infer/o

toward or near the feet: caudal

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

lateral

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later/o

away from the midline; toward the side

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

medial

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medi/o

toward the midline; nearer to the middle

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Posterior

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poster/o

toward or near the back; dorsal

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

proximal

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proxim/o

nearer to the axial body

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

superior

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super/o

toward or nearer to the head; cranial

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COMBINING FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Ventral

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ventr/o

front; anterior

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ABBREVIATIONS

abd

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ABBREVIATIONS

add

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ABBREVIATIONS

ant

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ABBREVIATIONS

post

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ABBREVIATIONS

flex

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ABBREVIATIONS

ext

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ABBREVIATIONS

L

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ABBREVIATIONS

R

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ABBREVIATIONS

lat

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ABBREVIATIONS

med

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ABBREVIATIONS

LE

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lower extremity; leg

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ABBREVIATIONS

UE

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Upper extremity; arm

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ABBREVIATIONS

LLQ

A

Left Lower Quadrant

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ABBREVIATIONS

LUQ

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Left Upper Quadrant

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ABBREVIATIONS

RLQ

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Right Lower Quadrant

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ABBREVIATIONS

RUQ

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Right Upper Quadrant

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BODY CAVITIES

Dorsal Cavity

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posterior or back of the body, including the cranial and vertebral cavities

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BODY CAVITIES

Ventral Cavity

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anterior or front of the body, including the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

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BODY CAVITIES
Cranial

A

houses the brain

crani - skull

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BODY CAVITIES
Vertebral

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vetebr- vertebra or backbone
spinal column

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BODY CAVITIES
Thoracic

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pertaining to chest region
Contains the lungs, heart, great vessels, trachea, and thymus

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BODY CAVITIES
abdominopelvic

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abdomen and pelvic areas
imaginary line between abdominal and pelvic cavities

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BODY CAVITIES
abdominal cavity

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stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and small intestines
kidneys lie at back of abdomen in the retroperitoneal space

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BODY CAVITIES
retroperitoneal space

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kidneys, lateral to the spinal column, back of the abdominal cavity

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BODY CAVITIES
pelvic cavity

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sigmoid colon, rectum, bladder
in females: uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries

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Anatomical Position

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the patient is standing upright, with arms at the side and palms facing forward. The patient’s legs are straight, and the toes are pointing forward.

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Supine Position

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lying horizontally, facing upward

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Prone Position

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Lying horizontally facing downward

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Appendicular

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the portion of the body that includes the arms, or upper extremities, and the legs, or lower extremities
terms used, proximal and distal

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Fundamental Position

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anatomical position but with the palms turned inward with the thumbs facing forward

77
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Medical terminology students generally study the human body at this level

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organ and organ-system levels

chemistry courses at the atomic and molecular levels
some biology courses at the cellular level

78
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When the body is in a horizontal direction or producing rotation of the body part, it is moving in which plane?

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when motion occurs in a horizontal direction or produces rotation of the body part, it is moving in the transverse plane

79
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abbreviations
AP

A

Anteroposterior

From front to back

80
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Abbreviations
PA

A

Posteroanterior
From back to front

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