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NBCE Part 1 Flashcards

1
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Median Plane

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Midsagital , Divides the body into right and left parts

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Sagital Plane

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Parasagital, Divides the body into right and left parts not necessarily in the middle

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Coronal Plane

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Frontal, Divides body into anterior and posterior

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Horizontal Plane

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Transverse, Divides the body into superior & inferior parts

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Longitudinal Section

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a cut through the long axis

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Vertical Section

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a cut through the width

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Transverse Section

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cut through any horizontal plane.

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Oblique Section

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a cut diagonally

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Superior

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Cranial, Above another structure.

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Inferior

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Caudal, below another structure

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Anterior

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Ventral, in front of another structure

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Posterior

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Dorsal, behind another structure

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Medial

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closer to the midline

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Lateral

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away from the midline

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Median

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middle

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Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment or origin

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Distal

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Away from the point of origin or attachment

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External

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outside, outer

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Internal

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inside, inner

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Central

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located closer to the midline

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21
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Peripheral

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surrounding or outer border

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Parietal

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forms a wall of a body cavity or similar structures

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Visceral

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internal organs

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Rostral

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anterior end or nose end

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Cephalic

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pertaining to the head, closer to the head, anterior

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Ipsilateral

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Contralateral

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opposite side

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Flexion

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decreasing the angle between a joint by bending

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Extension

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increasing the angle between to joints by extending

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Abduction

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away from the body

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Adduction

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towards the body

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Rotation

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circular movement around an axis

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Circumduction

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a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

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Supination

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Pronation

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Palms down

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Eversion

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turning outward

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Inversion

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turning inward

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Dorsioflexion

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decreases the angle between the top of foot and front of leg

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Plantarflexion

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increases the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg

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Protrusion/Protraction

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structure moves anteriorly; scapula, clavicle, head and jaw

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Retraction

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structure moves posterior; scapula, clavicle, head and jaw

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Head (skull)

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Occiptal bone

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Forms the back of cranium

44
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Parietal bones

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Forms the sides of the cranium

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Frontal bone

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Forms the Forehead

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Temporal bones

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Bones that cover the sides of the head, near the ear

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Spehnoid bone

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butterfly-shaped, spans the width of skull and forms floor of cranial cavity, behind eyes

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Ethmoid bone

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irregularly shaped bone located between the eye orbits; it helps form the boney structure of the nasal cavity.

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Nasal bone

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Forms the bridge of the nose, by junction

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Maxilla

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Forms most of the upper jaw, and part of the hard palate

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Lacrimal bone

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smallest bone of the face, front of media wall

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Basilar Artery

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An artery, formed by the fusion of the vertebral arteries, that supplies blood to the brainstem and to the posterior cerebral arteries.

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Internal Carotid

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Branches from the right common carotid artery. Supplies the brain.

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Middle Meningeal Artery

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Branch of the first part of the maxillary artery that is the main blood supply to the meninges of the brain.

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Vertebral Artery

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First branch arising from the subclavian artery in the chest and enters the cranium through the foramen magnum.

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Confluence of Sinuses

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collection point for sinuses to drain

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Inferior Saggital Sinus

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in inferior falx cerebri, forms straight sinus.

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Sigmoid SInus

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Along the sigmoid groove. Drains from transverse sinus into the jugular vein.

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Superior Sagital Sinus

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Arachnoid Granulation

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Allows Cerebral Spinal Fluid to escape from subarachnoid space into superior sagittal sinu

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