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Anatomy I > UNIT 1 - INTRO > Flashcards

UNIT 1 - INTRO Flashcards

1
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Anterior

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Front of the body

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Posterior

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Back of the body

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Midline

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Vertical line dividing the body into equal right and left halfs

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Superior

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Above/towards head or upper body (head and trunk only)

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Inferior

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Below/toward the lower end of the body (head and trunk only)

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Lateral

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Side of body/organ farthest away from midline

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Medial

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Side of body/organ closest to midline

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Proximal

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Close to point of origin/reference point

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Distal

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Farthest away from the point of origin/reference point

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Superficial

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Near the surface

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11
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Deep

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Inside body cavity/organ away from the surface

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12
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Ipsilateral

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Same side of the body

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13
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Contralateral

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Opposite side of the body

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14
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Prone

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Lying facedown

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15
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Supine

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Lying face up

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16
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Caudal

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Tail

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17
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Cranial

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Skull

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18
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Flexion

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Bending

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Extension

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Opposite of flexion/straightening

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20
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Hyperextension

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Extending beyond normal range of motion

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21
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Abduction

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Away from midline

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22
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Adduction

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Towards midline

23
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Medial rotation

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Rotating towards midline

24
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Lateral rotation

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Rotating away from midline

25
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Pronation

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Medial rotation of the forearm/ turning hand to facedown

26
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Supination

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Lateral rotation of the forearm/turning hand face up

27
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Circumduction

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Combo of flexion/extension and adduction/abduction

28
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Opposition

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Touch thumb to pinky finger. Combo of abduction/adduction and medial rotation/flexion

29
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Elevation

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Raising a body part

30
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Depression

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Lowering a body part

31
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Planter flexion

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Flexion of ankle, point toes downwards

32
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Dorsi flexion

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Extension of the ankle, point toes uppward

33
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Inversion

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Turning sole away from midline

34
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Eversion

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Turning sole towards the midline

35
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Protraction

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Moving scapula or mandible forwards

36
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Retraction

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Moving scapula or mandible forwards

37
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Radial/ulnar deviation

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Moving hand side to side

38
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Median/midsagittal plane

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Vertical line dividing into equal left/right

39
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Sagittal plane

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Vertical line dividing body into unequal left/right sections

40
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Frontal/coronal plane

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Divides body into anterior/posterior sections

41
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Horizontal plane

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Divides body into superior/inferior sections

42
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Sagital axe

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Line from anterior to posterior

43
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Frontal axe

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Line lateral to medial

44
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Vertical axe

A

Vertical line

45
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Sagittal section

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View from left/right side

46
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Transverse/horizontal

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View from above

46
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Frontal section

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View from the front

47
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Axila

A

Armpit

48
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Crural

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Shin

49
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Sural

A

Calf

50
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Cubital fossa

A

“elbow armpit”

51
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Antibrachium

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Forearm

52
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