M1, T5: Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
1
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The anatomical postion
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- Standing up
- Eyes facing forward
- Arms traight, by the side w/ palms facing forward
- Feet flat on the floor & directed forward
2
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Supine
(as a positional term)
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- Lying on their back
Mnemonic: supine looks like spine, which is in the back
3
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Prone
(as a positional term)
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- Lying on their front
4
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The sagittal plane
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- Vertically down the midline
Mnemonic: Sagittarius has an arrow → Avatar arrow
5
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The coronal plane
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- AKA the frontal plane
- Through the temples, dividing it into front and back potions
6
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The transverse plane
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- The axial/horizontal plane
- Divides body into upper and lower portion
7
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Oblique plane
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- Any plane that is not the sagittal, coronal or transverse plane
8
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Superior
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- Toward the upper part of a structure
9
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Inferior
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- Toward the lower part of a structure.
10
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Anterior
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- Nearer to or at the front of the body
11
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Posterior
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- Nearer to or at the back of the body
12
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Medial
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- Nearer to the midline
- E.g. eyes medial to ears
13
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Lateral
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- Farther from the midline
- E.g. arms lateral to chest
14
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Intermediate
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- Between two structures
- E.g. collarbone intermediate between the shoulder and breastbone
15
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Ipsilateral
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- On the same side of the body from another structure
16
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Contralateral
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- On the opposite side of the body from another structure
CONTRary
17
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Proximal
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- Closer to trunk or origin point
- E.g. knee is proximal to ankle; proximal end of the femur (thigh bone) joins with the pelvic bone.
18
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Distal
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- Farther from trunk or origin point
- E.g. wrist is distal to elbow; hand distal to forearm.
19
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Superficial
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- Toward or on the surface of the body
- E.g. ribs superficial to the lungs
20
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Deep
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- Away from the surface of the body
- E.g. ribs deep to skin of the chest and back
