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year 1 - dentistry > Human Body And Dissection > Flashcards

Human Body And Dissection Flashcards

1
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2 ways to identify anatomy

A
  • microscopic anatomy [structures that can’t be seen with naked eye - cells and tissues]
  • macroscopic anatomy [ structures that can be seen with eye - surface anatomy ]
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5 features of the anatomical position

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  • standing position
  • body erect facing forward
  • feet slightly apart
  • arms hanging
  • palms facing forward
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3
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Directional terms: locating body structures

SUPERIOR [cranial]

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Towards head above

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Directional terms: locating body structures

INFERIOR [caudal]

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Away from head

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Direction terms: locating body structures

ANTERIOR [ventral]

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Front of body

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Directional terms: locating body structures

POSTERIOR [dorsal]

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Behind body

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Directional terms: locating body structures

MEDIAL

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Midline of body

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Directional terms: locating body structures

LATERAL

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Away from midline

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Directional terms: locating body structures

PROXIMAL

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Close to body origin

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10
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Directional terms: locating body structures

DISTAL

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Away from body origin

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Directional terms: locating body structures

SUPERFICIAL

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Towards body surface

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12
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Directional terms: locating body structure

DEEP

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Away from body surface - hands

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13
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Body planes

SAGITTAL PLANE

  • midsagittal plane
  • parasagittal plane
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Vertical plane diving body into right and left

  • sagittal plane that cuts exactly through the midline
  • sagittal section offset from the midsagittal plane
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Body plane

TRANSVERSE PLANE

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Horizontal line that divides body into superior and inferior sections

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Body planes

FRONTAL [coronal] plane

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Vertical line that divides body into ventral and dorsal parts

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16
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Motion terms

ABDUCTION

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Movement away from midline

17
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Motion terms

ADDUCTION

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Movement towards midline

18
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Motion terms

FLEXION

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Movement that decrease angle between the body

19
Q

Motion terms

EXTENSION

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Movement that increases angle between two body parts

20
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Motion terms:

Medial rotation

A

Movement towards the midline

21
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Motion terms:

Lateral rotation

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Movement away from midline

22
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Motion terms:

SUPINE

A

Lying face upwards

23
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Motion terms:

PRONE

A

Lying face downwards

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