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Lab Practical Flashcards

1
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Superior/ cranial

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Closer to the head

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Inferior/caudal

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Closer to the feet

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Anterior/ ventral

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Closer to the front of the body

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Posterior/ dorsal

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Closer to the back of the body

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Medial

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Closer to the median plane

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Lateral

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Farther from the median plane

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7
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Proximal

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Closer to the trunk/ point of origin

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Distal

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Farther from the trunk or point of origin

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9
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Superficial

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Closer to or on the surface

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10
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Deep

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Farther from the surface

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11
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Flexion

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A bending action that decreases the angle between two body parts

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Extension

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A straightening action that increases the angle between two body parts

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13
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Abduction

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Moving a body part away from the median plane in the coronal plane

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Adduction

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Moving of a body part toward the median plane in the coronal plane

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Medial rotation

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Toward the median plane

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Lateral rotation

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Away from the median plane

17
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Circumduction

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A circular motion that incorporates flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

18
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Pronation

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Medial rotation of the palm so it faces posteriorly

19
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Supination

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Rotation of the palm so that it faces anteriorly

20
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Inversion

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Moving the foot medially

21
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Eversion

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Turning of the foot laterally

22
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Protrusion/ protraction

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Moving of the mandible anteriorly

23
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Retrusion/ retraction

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Moving the mandible posteriorly

24
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Median/ midsagittal plane

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Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves

25
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Sagittal plane

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Vertical plane parallel to the median plane that passes through either the right or left half of the body

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Coronal/ frontal plane

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Vertical plane passing through the body at right angles to the median plane dividing into front and back halves

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Horizontal/ transverse plane

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Plane that passes through the body at right angles to the median and coronal planes dividing it into upper and lower halves

28
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Fertilization

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Egg meets sperm in the lateral 1/3 of the uterine tube

29
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Cleavage

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Early cell division that results in the large number of cells that are the building block of the embryo

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