Exam 1 (L1-4) Flashcards
What is the anatomic position?
Body erect, feet together, arms at side with palms forward
Axial or cross-sectional images are view
from the bottom so that the patient’s
right side is on the ____ side of the image
left
The ____ plane is the vertical plane that passes longitudinally through the body, dividing it into EQUAL right and left haves. This is also known as mid-sagittal plane.
Median Plane
____ planes are vertical planes that pass through the body PARALLEL to median plane, dividing it into UNEQUAL right and left halves. Is is also known as _____ planes.
Sagittal Planes; parasagittal planes
____ (frontal) planes are vertical planes that pass through body at right angles to median plane, dividing body into front (anterior) and back (posterior)
Coronal
_____ planes pass through the body at right angles median and coronal planes, dividing it into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions
Horizontal (transverse) planes
Skin is ___ to muscle, which is ____ to the skin
Skin is SUPERFICIAL to muscles, which are DEEP to the skin
The ulna is on the ___ side of the forearm while the radius is ____
The ulna is on the MEDIAL side of the forearm while the radius is LATERAL
The sternum is ___ to the heart, which is ____
The sternum is ANTERIOR to the heart, which is POSTERIOR
Lungs are ___ to the diaphragm, which is _____
Lungs are ___ to the diaphragm, which is _____
The humerus is ____ to radius, which is ____
The humerus is PROXIMAL to the radius, which is DISTAL
___ is a bending action that DECREASES angle between two body parts, while ___ is a straightening action that increases the angle between two body parts
Flexion; Extension
Abduction and Adduction occur in the __ plane
Coronal
___ refers to moving a body part AWAY from median axis in the coronal plane. ___ is moving a body part closer to the median plane.
Abduction refers to moving a body part AWAY from median axis in the coronal plane. Adduction is moving a body part closer to the median plane.
_____ is turning or revolving a part of the body about its longitudinal axis
Rotation
What type of rotation brings the anterior surface of a limb closer to the median plane?
Medial (internal) rotation
What type of rotation takes the anterior surface away from the median plane?
Lateral (external) rotation
___ is the rotation of the hand and forearm about its longitudinal axis so that palm faces anteriorly (e.g how you carry bowl of soup)
Supination
____ involves rotation of the hand and forearm so that palm faces posteriorly
Pronation
____is a circulation movement that combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction
Circumduction
____ moves sole of foot away from midline (raise lateral side) while ____ moves sole of the foot towards the midline (raise medial side of foot)
Eversion; Inversion
_____(protraction) moves a structure anteriorly while ____(retraction) moves a structure posteriorly
Protrusion; Retrusion
The trunk is composed of ___, ____, and ___
Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis
An epithelium lies on a ____, which is a specialized structure found underlying the basal surface of an epithelium.
basal lamina