Chapter One: Precise Language of Anatomy Flashcards by Millicent Wood

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section

A

A slice of a body

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plane

A

flat surface passing through the body

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three major anatomic planes

A

coronal
transverse
midsagittal

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coronal plane alternate name

A

frontal plane

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coronal plane

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vertical

divides anterior and posterior sections

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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back

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transverse plane alternate name

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horizontal plane

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transverse plane

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horizontal

divides the superior and inferior parts

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superior

A

closer to head

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inferior

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closer to feet

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What images do CT scans provide

A

transvers sectional images

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midsagittal plane alternate name

A

median plane

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midsagittal plane

A

vertical
divides the body into left and right
not necessarily equal

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Minor plane alternate name

A

oblique planes

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Where are minor planes?

A

pass through the specimen at an angle.

Q

Anterior example

A

the stomach is anterior to the spinal cord

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posterior example

A

the heart is posterior to the sternum

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dorsal

A

toward the back side of the human body

Q

dorsal example

A

the spinal cord is on the dorsal side of the body

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ventral

A

toward the belly side of the human body

Q

ventral example

A

the umbilicus is on the ventral side of the body

Q

umbilicus

A

navel/belly button

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superior example

A

the chest is superior to the pelvis

inferior example

the stomach is inferior to the heart

caudal

at the rear/tail end

caudal example

the abdomen is caudal to the head

cranial alternate name

cephalic

cranial

at the head end

cranial example

the shoulders are cranial to the feet

rostral

toward the nose/mouth

rostral example

the frontal lobe is rostral to the occipital lobe

medial

toward the midline of the body

medial example

the lungs are medial to the shoulders

lateral

away from the midline of the body

lateral example

the arms are lateral to the heart

ipsilateral

on the s