Regions of the body Flashcards
What is meant my the “lower limb”?
Leg and thigh
What is meant by the “upper limb”
Arm and forearm
When a patient is “supine”, they are..
Lying down, facing up
When a patient is “prone”, they are…
Lying down, facing down
The anterior surface of the wrist is called..
Volar
The anterior surface if the hand is called..
Palmer
The anterior surface of the tongue is called..
Ventral
The inferior surface if the foot is called..
Plantar
Name 4 dorsal surfaces
Posterior surface of wrist
Posterior surface of hand
Posterior surface of tongue
Superior surface foot
What is meant by “ipsilateral”?
Both of same side
e.g. right ear and right eye
What is meant by “centralateral”?
On opposite sides
e.g. right ear, left eye
What is flexion?
Decreasing the angle between joints
What is extension?
Increasing the angle between joints
What is abduction?
Movement away from median plane
What is adduction?
Movement towards median plane
What is internal/medial rotation?
Anterior surface of a limb rotates towards the median plane
What is external/lateral rotation?
Anterior surface of a limb rotates away from the median plane
What is circumduction?
Circular motion at a joint
What is the sagittal plane?
Runs through body, gives left and right side
What is the coronal plane?
Runs through body, gives front and back
What is the axial plane?
Runs through body, gives top and bottom
What is another name for the axial plane?
Transverse plane
