Part 1 - Anatomical Positions Flashcards

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Above or going up to the head

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Superior

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2
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Also known as cephalic or cranial

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Superior

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3
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Also known as caudal

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Inferior

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4
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Below or going down to the foot

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Inferior

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5
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Middle, center

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Medial

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6
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Away from the middle

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Lateral

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7
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Near the main mass of the body

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Proximal

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8
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Away to the main mass of the body

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Distal

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9
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Back, posterior part of the body

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Dorsal

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10
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Front, anterior part of the body

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Ventral

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11
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Surface of the body

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Superficial

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12
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Inside of the body

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Deep

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13
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5 fundamental planes

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1 Sagital
2 Midsagital
3 Parasagital
4 Transverse/Horizontal
5 Frontal/Coronal
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14
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Superior to inferior, it separates the left and right

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Sagital

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15
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Separates at the center, vertically

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Midsagital

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16
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Parallel to the sagital

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Parasagital

17
Q

Separates the superior and inferior parts of the body

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Transverse/Horizontal

18
Q

Separates ventral and dorsal

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Frontal/coronal

19
Q

2 major body cavities

A

1 Ventral cavities

2 Dorsal cavities

20
Q

Front cavity of the body

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Ventral cavity

21
Q

Cavity in the skull

22
Q

Cavity in the vertebral column

A

Vertebral cord

23
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Cavity in skull and vertebral column

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Dorsal cavity

24
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The position with the body erect, arms at sides, palms forward, and the thumbs pointing outward

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Anatomical position

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It is the reference for anatomical nomenclature
Anatomical position
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Cavity of the lungss and the heart
Thoracic cavity
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Cavity of the heart
Pericardial cavity
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Cavity of the lungs
Pleural cavity
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Middle(???)
Mediastinum
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Separates thoracic and abdominal cavity
Diaphragm
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Two ventral
1 Thoracic | 2 Abdominopelvic
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Two thoracic
1 Pericardial | 2 Pleural
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Two abdominopelvic
1 Abdominal | 2 Pelvic
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Two dorsal
1 Cranial | 2 Vertebral
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4 Quadrants:
1 Right upper quadrant 2 Left upper quadrant 3 Right lower quadrant 4 Left lower quadrant
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9 regions
``` 1 R. Hpochondriac 2 Epigastric 3 L. Hypochondriac 4 R. Lumbar 5 Umbilical 6 L. Lumbar 7 R. Iliac 8 Hypogastric 9 L. Iliac ```
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Between the pericardial and pleural
Mediastinum