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HAE Quiz 1 > Navigating the Body > Flashcards

Navigating the Body Flashcards

1
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anatomical postition

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head, eyes, chest facing anteriorly, palms facing anteriorly, feet directed forward

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supine

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laying face up (recombent)

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2
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prone

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laying face down

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3
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sagittal plane

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any plane that divides the body left to right (ex. Midclavicular

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4
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median or midsagittal plane

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plane through the midline that divides left from right

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transverse or axial plane

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any plane separating superior from inferior (ex. Transumbilical)

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6
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coronal or frontal plane

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any vertical plane separating anterior and posterior (ex. Midaxillary)

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midclavicular plane

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8
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median plane

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9
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transumbilical plane

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transverse plane through the umbilicus

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10
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midaxillary plane

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11
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superior

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closer to head

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12
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inferior

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closer to feet

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13
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superficial/external

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closer to surface

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14
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deep/internal

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farther from surface

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15
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medial

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toward midline

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lateral

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away from midline

17
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proximal

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toward core (on extremities)

18
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distal

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away from core (on extremities)

19
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anterior

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toward front of body

20
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posterior

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toward back of body

21
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ipsilateral

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same side of body

22
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contralateral

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opposite side of body

23
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flexion

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movement that decreases the angle between two body parts

24
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extension

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movement that increase the angle between two body parts

25
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abduction

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moving away from midline

26
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adduction

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moving toward the midline (adding)

27
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rotation

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moving around longitudinal axis

28
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medial rotation

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rotating internally

29
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lateral rotation

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rotating externally

30
Q

retraction

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toward the midline (usually with scapula)

31
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protraction

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away from midline (usually with scapula)

32
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Cranial (Cephalic or Rostral)

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toward the head of a fetus

33
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caudal

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toward the tail of the fetus

34
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ventral

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anteriorly in fetus

35
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dorsal

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toward the back/posterior in fetus (dorsal fin)

HAE Quiz 1 (5 decks)

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