Introduction to Anatomy Flashcards
What plane is this?
Sagittal Plane
Name the plane
Coronal Plane
Name both planes
1.) Transverse
2.) Oblique (diagonal)
What does the midline/medial indicate?
The relational position of something nearer to the middle (i.e., midline) of the body.
What is a dorsal surface?
The posterior side of a limb.
Name the surface (top left arrow)
Volar (wrist)
Name the surface of the palm (bottom arrow)
Palmar
These pictures are all examples of…
Dorsal surfaces
Name the surface
1.) Plantar
2.) Ventral
What is the ipsilateral leg of the RIGHT arm?
The RIGHT leg
What is the contralateral leg of the left arm?
The RIGHT leg
When you decrease the angle between the bones at a joint (i.e, the elbow) this is referred to as…
Flexion
When you increase the angles between the bones at a joint (i.e., the knee) this is referred to as…
Extension
What is the difference between abduction and adduction?
Abduction is movement AWAY from the median (midline) plane.
Adduction is movement TOWARDS the median plane.
Which type of movement do both arrows indicate?
Blue arrow - Abduction
Green arrow - Adduction
Internal/lateral rotation is
rotation of the ANTERIOR SURFACE that turns towards the midline
External/lateral rotation is
rotation of the ANTERIOR SURFACE away from the midline
Circumduction is…
Circular motion at a joint.
What is eversion and inversion?
Rotation away/towards the median plane such that the sole faces laterally/medially respectively.
Name the movements
Supination - if the hand is facing anteriorly
Pronation - if the hand is facing posteriorly
What is occlusion?
When the teeth bite
Name the upper and lower arches
Maxilla - Upper
Mandible - Lower
Define all the terms
Labial - lip
Buccal - cheek
Patalal - Palate
Lingual - Tongue
Mesial - Closer to Midline
Distal - Further from Midline
Occlusal - Bite
Incisal - Incisal edge
