Exam 1 Anatomical terminology

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sagittal

Answer 1

cuts right and left

Question 2

midsagittal

Answer 2

equal right and left

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parasagittal

Answer 3

unequal right and left

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coronal (frontal)

Answer 4

cuts front and back

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transverse (axial, horizontal)

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cuts top and bottom

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anatomy

Answer 6

study of the structure of the organism; derived from greek word temnein (to cut up)

Question 7

gross anatomy

Answer 7

macroscopic

Question 8

microscopic anatomy

Answer 8

histology

Question 9

When is dorsal not the back

Answer 9

foot, tongue, penis

Question 10

superior

Answer 10

cranial, cephalic

towards the top/head

Question 11

inferior

Answer 11

caudal, caudad

towards the bottom/foot

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anterior

Answer 12

ventral, front

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posterior

Answer 13

dorsal, back

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lateral

Answer 14

away from midline

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ipsilateral

Answer 15

same side

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contralateral

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opposite side

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medial

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toward midline

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proximal

Answer 18

close to the trunk

Question 19

distal

Answer 19

away from the trunk

Question 20

plantar/palmar

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volar

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parietal

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wall

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visceral

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organ

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afferent

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towards CNS

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efferent

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away from CNS

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supine

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turn upwards

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prone

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turn downwards

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rostral

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towards nose

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flexion

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distal proximal movement in a sagittal plane; toward the the trunk

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extension

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proximal distal movement in a sagittal plane; away from the trunk

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abduction

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lateral movement in a coronal plane away from the trunk

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adduction

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medial movement in a coronal plane toward the trunk

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deviation

Answer 32

act of deviating, moving; departure from the norm

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rotation

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movement of a body part around its own axis

Question 34

medial rotation

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internal rotation

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lateral rotation

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external rotation

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circumduction

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circular movement of a body

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inversion

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sole of foot inward

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eversion

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sole of foot outward

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protraction

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move anterior

Question 40

retraction

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move posterior

Question 41

elevation

Answer 41

move superior

Question 42

depression

Answer 42

move inferior