Chapter 5 Flashcards
Posterior
The back surface of the patient
Anterior
The front surface of the body
Proximal
Closest to the point of Attachment
Distal
Furthest from the point of attachment
Medial
Closest to the midline
Lateral
Furthest from the midline
Superficial
Closest to the surface of the skin
Deep
Farthest from the surface of the skin
Palmar
Front region of the hand and
Plantar
The bottom of the foot
Flexion
Is bending of the joint
Extension
Is the straightening of a joint
Adduction
Is motion toward the midline
Abduction
Is the motion away from the midline
Prone
Laying face down
Trendelenburgs postion
Supine with feet incline
Ligament
Connecting bones to each other
Cartilage
Semi flexible martial that Is found within the joint
Tendons
Connects muscle to bones
Cranium
Shell above the eye and ears that holds and protects the brainchild
Foramen magnum
The bone that connects the brain to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the skull
Occipital
The most posterior portion of the cranium
Temporal regions
Lateral portions
Parietal regions
Between the temporal regions and occipital lie
Zygomas
Check bones
Cervical spine
The first 7 c1-c7 in the neck form the cervical spine
Thoracic spine
12 vertebraes make up the thoracic spine.one pair of ribs is attached to each of the thoracic vertebraes
Lumber spine
Made up of 5 vertebrae
Sacrum vertebrae
The five sacral vertebrate are fuzed together to form one none called the sacrum.is joined to the iliac bones of the pelvis with strong ligaments at the sacroiliac joints to form the pelvis
Coccyx
The last four vertebrate also fixed together form the coccyx or tailbone
Thoracic cavity
contains the heart lungs esophagus the great vessels <Aorta and two vena cavas
