Introduction

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is the science of the structure and function of the body

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anatomy

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is the study of the macroscopic structure and function of the body as it relates to the practice of medicine and other health sciences

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clinical anatomy

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is the study of the minimal amount of anatomy consistent with the understanding of the overall structure and function of the body

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basic anatomy

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planes situated to one or other side of the median plane and parallel to it

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paramedian

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a structure situated nearer to the median plane of the another

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medial

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a structure that lies farther away from the median plane than another

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lateral

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these planes are imaginary vertical planes at right angles to the median plane

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coronal planes

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right angles to the median and coronal planes

divides the body into superior or inferior

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horizontal or transverse plane

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used to indicate the front and back of the body

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anterior and posterior

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palmar and dorsal surfaces

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used in place of anterior and posterior

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used in describing the foot

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plantar and dorsal

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describes the elative distances from the roots of the limbs

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proximal and distal

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denote the relative distances of structures from the surface of the body

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superficial and deep

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denote leves relatively high or low with reference to the upper and lower ends of the body

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superior and inferior

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used to describe the relative distance of a structure from the center of an organ or cavity

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internal and external

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refers to the same side of the body

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ipsilateral

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refers to opposite sies of the body

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contralateral

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lying on the back

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supine

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lying face downward

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prone

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a site where two or more bones come together

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joint

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a movement that takes place in a sagittal plane

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flexion

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straightening the joint and usually takes place in posterior direction

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extension

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a movement of the trunk in the coronal plane

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lateral flexion

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a movement of a limb away from the midline of the body in the cornal plane

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abduction

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a movement of a limb toeard the body in the coronal plane

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adduction

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term applied to the movement of a part of the body around its long axis

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rotation, medical rotation, lateral rotation

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medial rotation of the forearm in such a manner that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly

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pronation of the forearm

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a lateral rotation of the forearm

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supination of the forearm

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combination in sequence of the movements of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

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circumduction

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to move forward

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protraction

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to move backward

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retraction

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the movement of the foot so that the sole faces in a medial direction

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inversion

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the opposite movement of the foot so that the sole faces in a lateral direction

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eversion