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Functional Anatomy Terminology Flashcards

1
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contents of Axial body

A

Head
Neck
Trunk

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2
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contents of appendicular body

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Upper extremities

Lower extremities

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3
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Anterior/ventral

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front

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4
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Posterior/dorsal

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back

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5
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medial

A

towards midline that divides left from right

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lateral

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away from midline that divides left from right

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7
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superior/cranial/cephalic

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upper

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inferior/caudal

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inner

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9
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proximal

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closer to trunk and root of limb

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distal

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away from trunk and root of limb

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11
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ipsilateral

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same side

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12
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contralateral

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opposite side

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13
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superficial

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closer to surface of body

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14
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deep

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farther from surface of body

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15
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anatomical planes

A

sagittal
coronal
transverse

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16
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sagittal plane

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separate left from right

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17
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coronal plane

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divide anterior from posterior

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18
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transverse plane

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divide superior from inferior

19
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flexion

A

Bending’ or decreasing joint angle between bones or parts of the body

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extensions

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‘Straightening’ or increasing joint angle btn bones or parts of the body

21
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abduction

A

Moving away from midline

22
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adduction

A

Moving toward midline

23
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medial rotation

A

rotating internally

24
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lateral rotation

A

rotating externally

25
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right lateral flexion

A

movement at a joint that bends a body part to the right side

26
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left lateral flexion

A

body part bends to the left side

27
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elevation of scapulae

A

raising the scapula (shrug)

28
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depression of scapulae

A

lowering the scapula

29
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protraction of scapulae

A

move scapulae apart

30
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retraction of scapulae

A

move scapulae together

31
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upward rotation of scapulae

A

bottom of scapula moves away from trunk, glenoid fossa faces superiorly

32
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downward rotation of scapulae

A

return to normal

33
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supination

A

turn palms frontward

34
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pronation

A

turn palms backward

35
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radial deviation

A

hand toward thumb

36
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ulnar deviation

A

hand toward little finger

37
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plantarflexion

A

Increase angle between foot and leg

38
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dorsiflexion

A

Decrease angle between foot and leg

39
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inversion

A

Lift medial edge of foot

40
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eversion

A

Lift lateral edge of foot

41
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motion of bones relative to sagittal plane

A

flexion / extension, dorsiflexion / plantarflexion, forward & backward bending

42
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motion of bones relative to frontal plane

A

abduction / adduction, lateral flexion, ulnar / radial deviation, eversion and inversion

43
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motion of bones relative to transverse plane

A

internal / external rotation

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