Lecture 2: Intro To Anatomy Flashcards
Superficial
Near the body surface
The breast bone is superficial to the heart
Deep
Farther away from the body’s surface. The heart is deep to the chest bone
Proximal
Nearest to the attached limb
The elbow is proximal to the wrist - bc the elbow is closer to the shoulder which is the attachment point
The wrist is proximal to the fingers
Distal
Farther away from attachment of the limb
The elbow is distal to the shoulder
The wrist it’s distal to the elbow
Dorsum
The superior aspect of any part that protrudes anteriorly from the bod
- the tongue, penis, hands, and feet all have a dorsum (superior - top) surface.
- DORSUM DONOT touch the ground
Plantar
Is the sole of the foot
How could I describe the nipple to the belly button and opposite?
Medialinferior
Superiorlateral
Bilateral vs unilateral
Bilateral: having two of the same structure on both the right and the left side of the body.
- kidneys, hands, feet, eyes, ears…..
Unilateral: having only one on either the left side of the body or the right NOT both
- appendix, spleen….
Ipsilateral
Occurring in the same side of the body (either right or the left)
- right hand and right foot.
- left ear and left left eye
Contralateral
Occurring on the opposite side of the body
- the right hand and the left leg
- the left eye and the right ear
Flexion
Bending or decreasing
- above the knee flexion means to bend forward. Anterior movement
- bend at the hip, bend the bicep forward, bring the arm forward - below the knee is bending backward.
- flexion is done by bending the knee back or curling the toes back
Extension
Is straightening the joint
- straightening the knee out, fingers out, arm out…
Dorsiflexion
Flexion of the ankle joint by bringing the foot to the sky
“DOOR”siflexion bringing foot up to hold the door
Planarflexion
Flexion at the ankle to bring the heal off the ground
‘PLANT”arflexion lifting on toes to look at plants
Hyperextension
Extension of the limb beyond the normal limit
- this has to have work done to it in order to bend because we cannot physically do this alone