Lecture 1: Intro And Terminology Flashcards
What is the def of anatomy
Study of the structure of organisms and their parts
What is the goal of anatomy
to tease apart the parts of an organism to determine their position, relations, structure, and ultimately their function
What is the anatomical position
Standing up
• Feet/toes pointing forward
• Arms at sides, palms facing forward • Eyes forward (head neutral)
What are the 3 orthogonal planes
Sagitalc
Coronal
Transverse
What does sag plans divide
Body info Left and right halves
What is the midline of the sag plane called
Sagging/ median
What is off median of the saggital plans
Parasaggitwl
What is the axis through the saggital plane
Tranvesss axis
What is the direction along the transverse axis of sag plane
Lateral = towards side
• Medial = towards midline
What plane is perpendicular to saggital
Coronal plane
What is another name cod coronal plane
Frontal plane
What does the coronal L plane divide
Dives into
• Anterior/ventral
• Posterior/dorsal
What is the axis through the coronal plane
Saggital axis
What is the direction along the axis in the coronal plane
Direction along axis
• Dorsal/posterior – towards back • Ventral/anterior – towards front
What does the transverse plane divide the body into
Superior/cranial
• Inferior/caudal (tail)
True or false: there is only 1 transverse plane
False, there are many at different levels
What is the axis along the transverse plane
Longitudinal
What is the direction along the axis of transverse plane
Superior/cranial – towards head
• Inferior/caudal – towards ‘tail’/feet
Know medial later@L superior inferior
Etc
Define proximal
Closer to the trunk or origin
Define distal
Further away from the trunk or origin towards the extremity
True or false: superficial is closer to the skin
True
