Planes, directional, and action terms

Question 1

Sagittal plane

Answer 1

divides body into right and left sides

Question 2

parasagittal planes

Answer 2

divides body into unequal right and left sides

Question 3

frontal plane

Answer 3

divides body into a front and back

Question 4

transverse plane

Answer 4

divides body into a top and bottom

Question 5

oblique plane

Answer 5

a combination that divides the body that doesnt fit into any other category

Question 6

proximal and distal

Answer 6

relates to the attachment point to the core

-proximal closer to core

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

side of body

Question 8

medial

Answer 8

close to the midline of body

Question 9

superior

Answer 9

closer to head

Question 10

inferior

Answer 10

further from head

Question 11

dorsal or posterior

Answer 11

back of the body

Question 12

ventral or anterior

Answer 12

front of the body

Question 13

flexion

Answer 13

decreases joint angle

Question 14

extension

Answer 14

increasing joint angle

Question 15

abduction

Answer 15

only occurs in frontal plane, moving away from body

Question 16

adduction

Answer 16

moves back towards the body, only in frontal plane

Question 17

inversion

Answer 17

sole of foot comes towards the midline

Question 18

eversion

Answer 18

sole of foot turns away from midline

Question 19

elevation

Answer 19

only for jaw and shoulder

-lifts superiorly

Question 20

depression

Answer 20

only for jaw and shoulder

- moves inferiorly

Question 21

protraction and retraction

Answer 21

for jaw and shoulders,

• protraction moves out in the transverse plane
• retraction moves back in

Question 22

pronation

Answer 22

palms face down

Question 23

subination

Answer 23

palms face down

Question 24

rotation

Answer 24

occurs at a joint

Question 25

circumduction

Answer 25

rotation at the most distal point

Question 26

what are the levels of organization

Answer 26

1. atom
2. molecule
3. macromolecules
4. organelle
5. cell
6. tissue
7. organ
8. organ system
9. organism

Question 27

10 characteristics of life

Answer 27

1. movement (internal or external)
2. responsiveness (adapt to internal/external stimuli)
3. growth
4. reproduction
5. respiration
6. digestion
7. absorption (movement through membranes into fluids
8. circulation (move liquids throughout body
9. assimilation ( change chemically for use
10. excretion (getting rid of waste in the body)

Question 28

what are 5 things that the body NEEDS to survive

Answer 28

1. water
2. oxygen
3. food
4. heat
5. pressure (breathing)

Question 29

what do most systems in our body operate on and what is it

Answer 29

Negative feedback Loop

-tries to decrease the variation

Question 30

what is a positive feedback loop

Answer 30

they are not homeostatic and are rare in healthy individuals
for instance regulating blood if you get a cut, the blood clots which is not typical in a healthy person with no cuts