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intro To Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Regions of the upper body

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Head
Neck
Root of neck
Chest (thorax)
Abdomen
Axilla
Back

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Regions of the lower body

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Inguinal region
Pelvis and perineum
Lower limb

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3
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What are the types of anatomical plane

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Sagittal (median)
Coronal
Axial (transverse)

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4
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What is anterior

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Front of body

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What is posterior

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Nearer back of body

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What is superior or cranal

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Nearer the top of the head

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What is the inferior or caudal

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Nearer to the soles of the feet

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What is the medial plane

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Nearer to the midline of the body

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What is the lateral plane

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Further from the midline

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What is proximal

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Nearer tot he attachment of the limb to the body

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What is distal

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Further from the attachment of the limb to the body

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What is superficial

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Nearer to the surface of the body

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What is deep

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Further from the surface of the body

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14
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What is external

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Further from the centre of the body OR organ

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What is internal

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Nearer to the centre of the body or organ

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What is the dorsal surface of the wrist

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Posterior surface of the wrist (back facing)

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What is the dorsal surface of the hand

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Posterior surface of the hand

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What is the dorsal surface of the tongue

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Superior surface of the tongue (i.e. surface of tongue closest to top of head)

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What is the dorsal surface of the foot

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Superior surface of the foot

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What is the opposite surface to the dorsal surface of the wrist

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Volar surface of the wrist

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What is the opposite surface to the posterior surface of the hand

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Palmer surface of hand (think palm)

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What is the surface of the foot opposite to the superior surface

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Plantar surface (soul)

23
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What is the opposite surface to the superior surface of the tongue (dorsal)

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Ventral surface of the tongue (underside of tongue)

24
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What are major and minor

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Relatively larger and smaller structures with the same name

25
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What is unilateral

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Structure is found only on one side of the body ( 1 of the structure exists)

26
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What is bilateral

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Paired structures - a right and left structure

27
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What is a midline structure

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Single structure located or near the median plane

28
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What are ipsilateral structures

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Structures are on the same side of the body as other structure or the structure it is being compared to

29
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What are contralateral structures

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Structures lie on opposite side of the body

30
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What occurs during flexion

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Decreasing angle between bones and joint

31
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What occurs during extension

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Increasing the angle between bone and joint

32
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What occurs during abduction

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Movement away from midline

33
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What occurs during adduction

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Movement towards the midline

34
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What surface if the limb rotates towards the medial plane during internal/medial rotation

35
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What type of rotation occurs when an anterior surface rotates away from the medial plane

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External/lateral

36
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What is circumduction of a joint

A

Circular motion at a joint

37
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What are all anterior movements at a joint superior to the knee

38
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What are all anterior movements (move forward) inferior to the knee joint

39
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What is internal rotation

A

Anterior surface of a limb moves towards the medial plane

40
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What is external rotation

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Anterior surface of a limb moves away from the medial plane

41
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What is an eversion of the foot

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Sole of foot rotates away from medial plane - faces laterally

42
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What is an inversion of the foot

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Sole of the foot rotates towards the medial plane (foot faces inwards)

43
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What is a dorsifexion of the foot

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Upward flexion of foot

44
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What is a plantarflexion of the foot

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Downward movement of the foot

45
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What is pronation of the forearm

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Anterior rotation of forearm so palm of hand faces posteriorly

46
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What is supination of the forearm

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Forearm rotates from pronation back to anatomical position

47
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What is a semi-prone forearm

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Forearm rotated midway between pronation and supination

48
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What is a flexion of digits

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Fingers curl towards palm

49
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What is an opposition of digits

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Digits crossover

50
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What is an abduction of the thumb

A

Thumb is moved anteriorly away from palm (forward)

51
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What is an extension of the thumb

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Thumb moves laterally away from palm

52
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What is a flexion of the thumb

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Folding thumb across the palm

53
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What is an opposition of thumb

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Thumb and digits meet in midline of palm

54
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What is a reposition of the thumb

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Thumb is returned after OPPOSITION with digits

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