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Planes and Direction Flashcards

1
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Which way does the median plane divide the body?

A

Into left and right halves

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2
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Which way does the dorsal plane divide the body?

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Into ventral (anterior) and dorsal (posterior) parts

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3
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Which way does the transverse plane divide the body?

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Into cranial and caudal parts

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4
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Which direction is superficial?

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Toward the surface of the body

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5
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Which direction is deep

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Away from the surface of the body

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6
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Which direction is abduction?

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Movement away from the medial plane or the body

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7
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Which direction is adduction?

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Movement toward the medial plane

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8
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What does medial pertain to?

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The midline of the body

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9
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What does lateral pertain to

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A side

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10
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Which direction does cranial refer to

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Toward the head

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11
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Which direction does caudal refer to?

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Toward the tail

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12
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What does the term proximal refer to

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A limb or tail, closer to the point of attachment

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13
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Which direction does distal refer to?

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Away from the point of attachment of a limb

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14
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Which way are you lying if you’re dorsal

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Lying horizontal on the back

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15
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How are you lying if you’re lying sternal?

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Horizontal to the chest

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16
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Define inversion

A

Turning inward

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17
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Define Eversion

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Turning outward

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18
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Which direction does rostral refer to?

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Toward the nose

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19
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Define Palmar

A

Front feet, caudal surface

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20
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Define plantar

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Back feet, caudal surface

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21
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Define dorsal, in terms of feet

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Front and back feet, cranial surface

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22
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Define recumbent

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Lying down, I.e. dorsal, sternal lateral, ventral

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23
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Which direction does the sagittal plane divide the body

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Unequal left and right parts

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24
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Define arcade

A

A series of arches, describes how teeth are arranged in the oral cavity

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25
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Define lingual surface

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The aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue

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26
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What is the peritoneal cavity?

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The hollow space within the cavity between the parietal peritoneum and the visceral peritoneum

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27
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What is in the parietal peritoneum (outer layer of the peritoneum)?

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The abdomen and pelvic cavities

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28
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What is in the visceral peritoneum? (Inner layer of peritoneum)

A

Abdominal organs

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29
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What’s the veterinary term for umbilicus?

A

Naval

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30
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Define mesentery

A

The layer of the peritoneum that suspends parts of the intestine in the abdominal cavity

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31
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Define retroperitoneal

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Superficial to the peritoneum

32
Q

What is the medical term for lying down?

A

Recumbent

33
Q

What is the other name for sternal recumbency?

A

Lying on the belly

34
Q

What form of recumbency is prone

A

Ventral or sternal recombency

35
Q

What form of recumbency is supine?

A

Dorsal recombency

36
Q

Define flexion

A

Closure of a joint angle, or reduction of the angle between two bones

37
Q

Define extension

A

Straightening a joint angle or an increase in angle between two bones

38
Q

What is the combining form of cell?

A

Cyt/o

39
Q

Define protoplasm

A

The cell membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus, collectively

40
Q

Define congenital

A

Present at birth

41
Q

What is a ground of specialized cells that is similar in structure and function?

A

Tissue

42
Q

What is the combining form for tissue

A

Hist/o

43
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What are the four types of tissue?

A

Epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous

44
Q

Define endothelium

A

The cellular covering that forms the lining of the internal organs, including blood vessels

45
Q

Define mesothelium

A

The cellular covering that forms the lining of the serous membranes, such as the peritonium

46
Q

What is the combining form of fat?

A

Adip/o

47
Q

What’s the difference between -plasia and -trophy

A

-plasia describes growth in terms of number
-trophy describes growth in terms of size

48
Q

Define Anaplasia

A

Change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other

49
Q

Define neoplasia

A

Abnormal new growth, I.e. tumors

50
Q

What is the combining word for gland?

A

Aden/o

51
Q

Define -corn

A

Horn

52
Q

What are the combining words for bones

A

Oste/o
Oss/e
Oss/i

53
Q

What’s the combining word for joints

A

Arthr/o

54
Q

What’s the combining word for cartilage?

A

Chondr/o

55
Q

What is the combining word for muscles

A

My/o

56
Q

What are the combining words for fascia

A

Fasc/i
Fasci/o

57
Q

What are the combining words for tendons

A

Ten/o
Tend/o
Tendin/o

58
Q

What are the combining words for veins

A

Ven/o
Phleb/o

59
Q

What are the combining words for blood

A

Hem/o
Hemat/o

60
Q

What are the combining words for nose

A

Nas/o
Rhin/o

61
Q

What are the combining words for mouth

A

Or/o
Stomat/o

62
Q

What are the combining words for large intestine

A

Col/o
Colon/o

63
Q

What are the combining words for the small intestine

A

Enter/o

64
Q

What is the combining word for ureters, and what is the combining word for urethra?

A

Ureter/o
Urethr/o

65
Q

What is the combining word for spinal cord?

A

Myel/o

66
Q

What are the combining words for eyes

A

Ophthalm/o
Ocul/o
Opt/I
Opt/o

67
Q

What is the combining word for sight

A

Optic/o

68
Q

What are the combining words for ears?

A

Ot/o
Audit/o
Aud/i

69
Q

What are the combining words for ears

A

Ot/o
Audit/o
Aud/i

70
Q

What are the combining words for external ear?

A

Aur/i
Aur/o

71
Q

What are the combining words for sound

A

Aucost/o
Acous/o

72
Q

What are the combining words for skin?

A

Dermat/o
Derm/o
Cutane/o

73
Q

What are the combining words for thyroid?

A

Thyroid/o
Thyr/o

74
Q

What are the combining words for testes?

A

Orch/o
Orchi/o
Orchid/o
Testicul/o

75
Q

What are the combining words for ovaries

A

Ovari/o
Oophor/o

76
Q

What are the combining words for uterus

A

Hyster/o
Metr/o
Metr/I
Metri/o
Uter/o

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