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Gen Ana Lecture > Part 1 - Anatomical Positions > Flashcards

Part 1 - Anatomical Positions Flashcards

1
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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
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Separates the superior and inferior parts of the body

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Transverse/Horizontal

18
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Separates ventral and dorsal

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Frontal/coronal

19
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2 major body cavities

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1 Ventral cavities

2 Dorsal cavities

20
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Front cavity of the body

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Ventral cavity

21
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Cavity in the skull

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Cranial

22
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Cavity in the vertebral column

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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

25
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It is the reference for anatomical nomenclature

A

Anatomical position

25
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Cavity of the lungss and the heart

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Thoracic cavity

26
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Cavity of the heart

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Pericardial cavity

27
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Cavity of the lungs

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Pleural cavity

28
Q

Middle(???)

A

Mediastinum

29
Q

Separates thoracic and abdominal cavity

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Diaphragm

30
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Two ventral

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1 Thoracic

2 Abdominopelvic

31
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Two thoracic

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1 Pericardial

2 Pleural

33
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Two abdominopelvic

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1 Abdominal

2 Pelvic

34
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Two dorsal

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1 Cranial

2 Vertebral

35
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4 Quadrants:

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1 Right upper quadrant
2 Left upper quadrant
3 Right lower quadrant
4 Left lower quadrant

36
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9 regions

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1 R. Hpochondriac
2 Epigastric
3 L. Hypochondriac
4 R. Lumbar
5 Umbilical
6 L. Lumbar
7 R. Iliac
8 Hypogastric
9 L. Iliac
37
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Between the pericardial and pleural

A

Mediastinum

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