Lecture 17 - Anatomical Terms Of Direction Flashcards by Callum Donoher | Brainscape

Q

What is the anatomical position?

A

Stand erect (cadaver on table)
Feet parallel
Eyes forward
Palms facing foward

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Right Vs Left

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It is the patients right and The Patients left

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Superior Direction

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Towards head/upper part of a structure

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Inferior

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Away from head or lower part of strucutre

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Superior example

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Lungs superior to liver

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Inferior examples

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Small intestines inferior to the stomach

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Anterior (Ventral)

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The front

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Posterior (Dorsal)

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Toward back of body

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Anterior example

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Ribs ANterior To spine

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Posterior Example

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Occipital bone is posterior to frontal bone (IN SKULL)

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Lateral

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Moving away from mid line

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MEdial

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Moving towards mid line

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Lateral example

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Lungs are lateral to heart

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Medial Example

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Trachea medial to clavicles

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Intermediate meaning

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Between

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Proximal

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Close to (usually trunk of body)

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Distal meaning

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Far from (usually trunk of body)

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Proximal example

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Scapula proximal to the humerus

Scapula is closer to the body than the humerus

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Distal example

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Wrist is distal from the elbow

Wrist is further from trunk of body than elbow

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Superficial/External meaning

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Towards the body surface

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Deep/Internal meaning

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Away from the body surface

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Superficial example

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Epidermis is superficial to the dermis

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Deep example

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Dermis is deep to the Epidermis

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Contra lateral

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On opposite sides

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side

Ipsi = same

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Contralateral example

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Right arm contralateral to left leg

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Ipsilateral

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Right arm Ipsilateral to right leg