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Terminology Flashcards

1
Q

What is anatomical position?

A

Body is standing erect, eyes forward, upper limbs by sides, palms and toes directed forward

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Prone

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position lying face downward

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Supine

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position lying face upward

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Anterior (ventral)

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nearer to front surface of body

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Posterior (dorsal)

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nearer to back surface of the body

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superior (cranial)

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nearer to head

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inferior (caudal)

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nearer to the feet

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medial

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nearer to the midline of the body

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lateral

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further from the midline of the body

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proximal

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nearer to the trunk (or origin of a blood vessel)

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distal

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farther from trunk (or origin of a blood vessel)

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12
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superficial

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nearness to the skin surface

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13
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deep

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remoteness from skin surface

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14
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internal

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inside a body cavity or hollow organ

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external

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outside a body cavity or hollow organ

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16
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origin

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Proximal attachment of limb muscle or more Fixed attachment

17
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Insertion

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Distal attachment of a limb muscle or the more Movable attachment

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flexion

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bending or decreasing the angle btw body parts

19
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extension

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straightening or increasing the angle between body parts

20
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abduction

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movement away from mid-line plane of the body

21
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adduction

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movement toward the mid-line plane of the body

22
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circumduction

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combined movement involving flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction in sequence

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rotation

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movement around a long axis

24
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2 types of rotation

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medial (internal)

lateral (external)

25
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pronation

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turning of palm down or posteriorly

26
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supination

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turning of palm forward or anteriorly

27
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protraction (protrusion)

A

mvmt of scapula or mandible anteriorly

28
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retraction (retrusion)

A

mvmt of scapula or mandible posteriorly

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