Terminology Flashcards
Describe the anatomical position.
Feet together, palms up, thumbs out.
The patient always has their feet nearest to you.
What are the three body planes?
Sagittal - left and right.
Coronal - anterior and posterior.
Transverse - superior and inferior.
Define rostral.
Define caudal.
Towards the head.
Towards the tail.
Define ipsilateral.
Define contralateral.
Same side of the body.
Opposite sides of the body.
Define parietal.
Define visceral.
Relates to a body cavity wall.
Relates to organs in body cavities.
Define prone.
Define supine.
Lying on the stomach.
Lying on the back.
Define superficial.
Define internal.
Nearer to the surface.
Further from the surface.
Define medial.
Define lateral.
Towards the midline.
Away from the midline.
Define proximal.
Define distal.
Closer to the origin.
Further from the origin.
What does the upper limb consist of?
What does the lower limb consist of?
Shoulder, arm and forearm.
Gluteal region, thigh and leg.
What are the cavities of the body?
Dorsal - cranial and spinal.
Ventral - thoracic, abdominal and pelvic.
Define flexion.
Define extension.
Decreases the angle between body parts.
Increases the angle between body parts.
Define abduction.
Define adduction.
Movement away from the midline.
Movement towards the midline.
Define circumduction.
A combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction.
The appendage describes a cone.
Define elevation.
Define depression.
Superior movement of the shoulder.
Inferior movement of the shoulder.
Define protraction.
Define retraction.
Forward movement of the shoulder.
Backward movement of the shoulder.
Define pronation.
Define supination.
The radius rotates over the ulna.
The radius and ulna are parallel.
Define opposition.
Define reposition.
The thumb touches the pinky.
The thumb moves away from the pinky.
Define dorsiflexion.
Define plantarflexion.
Superior extension of the foot.
Inferior flexion of the foot.
Define inversion.
Define eversion.
The sole faces medially.
The sole faces laterally.
Define unilateral.
Define bilateral.
One side of the body.
Both sides of the body.
Define axial.
Define intermediate.
Around a central axis.
Between two structures.
Define trunk.
Define median.
The body minus the limbs.
The midline of a structure.
What are the names of the different surfaces of the hands and feet?
Dorsal - dorsum.
Palmar - palm / sole.
What is the function of the anatomical position?
A consistent way of describing relative positions of appendages to their standardised position.
