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Descriptive Anatomical terms Flashcards

1
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How many body systems are there ?

A

11

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List all the body systems

A 
Skeletal 
Integumentary
Muscular
Nervous
Endocrine
Cardiovascular
Lymphatic/immune
Respiratory
Digestive
Urinary 
Reproductive
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What are all the descriptions of the human body based on?

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The anatomical position

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4
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The plane that separates the body into anterior and posterior parts is known as ?

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Coronal plane

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5
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The plane that separates the body into superior and inferior parts is known as ?

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Horizontal plane

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6
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The plane that separates the body into equal right and left sides is known as ?

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Sagittal (median) plane

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7
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What’s another name for horizontal plane?

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Axial plane

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8
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What is the back of the hand known as ?

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Dorsal surface

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9
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What is the front of the hand known as ?

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Palmer surface

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10
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What is the front of the body referred to as ?

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Anterior / ventral

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11
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What is the back of the body called ?

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Posterior / dorsal

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12
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What is the navel ?

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The belly button

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13
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What is the name given to “above” or towards the head ?

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Superior (cranial)

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What is the name given to “below” or towards the feet?

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Inferior (caudal)

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15
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When are the terms proximal and distal used ?

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They are only used when describing 2 points in the SAME LIMB

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What does proximal mean ?

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A part on the limb closer to where the arm or leg inserts Into the body
Eg. The knee is proximal to the ankel

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What does distal mean ?

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The part of the limb that is further away from where the arm or leg inserts into the body
Eg. The wrist is distal to the elbow

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18
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What is the term used to describe a point that is closer to the midpoint of the body?

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Medial

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19
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What is the term used to describe a point that is closer to the midpoint of the body?

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Medial

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20
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What is the term used to describe a point that is further away from the midpoint of the body?

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Lateral

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21
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Describe the position of the nose relative to the eyes

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The nose is medial, inferior and anterior (ventral) to the eyes

22
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What do u call the line that cuts through the midline of the body?

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Mid-sagittle plane / median plane

23
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What do you call a line that doesn’t cut through the midline of the body?

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Para-sagittal plane / paramedian plane

24
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what is the term used to describe the top of the foot?

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dorsal

25
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what is the bottom of the foot known as?

A

plantar

26
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what does superficial mean?

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on the surface / shallow

27
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what is the opposite of superficial?

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deep

28
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what does cranial mean ?

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relating to the skull or cranium

29
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when will the terms “internal” and “external” be used?

A

Internal and External are used to
describe the relative distance of a
structure from the center of an
organ or cavity.

30
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what word refers to the same side of the body?

A

ipsilateral

31
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what term refers to opposite sides of the body ?

A

Contralateral

32
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what is the supine position ?

A

lying on the back

33
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what is the prone position?

A

lying face down

34
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define the following:
unilateral 
bilateral 
contralateral 
ipsilateral
A

unilateral - one side
bilateral - two sides
contralateral - oposite sides
ipsilateral - same side

35
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name all the types of joints in the human body and give an example of each

A 
semi-mobile - ribs and vertebrae 
hinged joint - elbow 
immovable joint - skull 
ball and socket - hip 
cartilaginous joint - vertebrae
36
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What is flexion ?

A

Movement that takes place in the sagittal plane

37
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What does extension mean?

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Straightening the joint ~ usually takes place in the posterior direction

38
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What is lateral flexion? (Pending)

A

The moment of the trunk in the Coronal plane

In normal words - bending from side to side

39
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What is abduction?

A

The moment of the limb away from the midline of the body in the Coronal plane

40
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What is adduction ?

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The moment of the limbs towards the body in the Coronal plane

41
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When term is used to describe the movement of spreading the fingers apart ?

A

Abduction

42
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What is it called when you move your fingers closer together?

A

Adduction

43
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What is rotation?

A

The movement of a pat of the body around its long axis

44
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What is medial rotation?

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It’s the rotation that results in the anterior surface of the part facing medially

45
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What is lateral rotation?

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It’s the movement that results in the anterior surface of the part Facing laterally

46
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What is Pronation of the forearm?

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It’s the medial rotation of the forearm, the palm of the hand faces posteriorly

47
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What is circumduction?

A

It’s the combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction

48
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What is protraction?

A

Moving forward

49
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What is retraction?

A

Moving backwards

50
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What is Inversion?

A

The movement of the foot so that the sole faces in a medial direction

51
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What is eversion?

A

The movement of the foot so that the sole faces in the lateral direction

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