Lectures 1-4 Flashcards
What is anatomical position
Upright
Face forward
Feet forward
Palms face forward
What is homeostasis
The process by which living organisms maintain their internal environment despite fluctuations in external environment
Top (or towards the top) in anatomical terms
Cranial or cephalic
Behind in anatomical terms
Posterior or dorsal
Infront in anatomical terms
Anterior or ventral
Higher up in anatomical terms
Superior
Lower down in anatomical terms
Inferior
Toward the midline in anatomical terms
Medial
Further up or down the midline in anatomical terms
Distal
Further to the right or left in the midline in anatomical terms
Lateral
Closer in anatomical terms
Proximal
Deep is _________ to/from the surface
Further
Superficial is __________ to/from the surface
Closer
What is the sagittal plane
Vertical midline of the body. Splits the body into a left and right side
What is the coronal plane
Divides the body into a front and back side
What is the transverse plane
Divides the body into a top and bottom half
What movement occurs in the sagittal plane
Front and back movements
Flexion and extension
What movement occurs in the coronal plane
Side to side movements
Abduction and adduction
What movement occurs in the transverse plane
Rotating movements
Whats the movement where your palms face anterior called?
Supination