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Unit 1 terms Flashcards

1
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Sagittal Plane

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Divides the body into left and right parts

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Medial Sagittal plane

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Divides the body into two perfect halves

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Frontal Plane

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Any vertical plane passing from side to side
Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts

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Coronal plane

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Any vertical plane passing from side to side
Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts

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Transverse Plane

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Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts

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Horizontal axis

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Extends from one side of the body to the other

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Longitudinal axis

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Vertical, running from head to toe

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Antero-posterior

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Extends from the body to the back

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Superior

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Closer to the head or higher than another structure on the body

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Cranial

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Closer to the head or higher than another structure on the body

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Inferior

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Closer to the feet or lower than another structure on the body

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Caudel

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Closer to the feet or lower than another structure on the body

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13
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Proximal

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Refers to the part of the limb closest to the attached end (elbow to finger)

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Distal

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Refers to the part of the limb closest to the free end (wrist to elbow)

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Anterior

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Towards the front of the body

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Ventral

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Towards the front of the body

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Posterior

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Towards the back of the body

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Dorsal

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Towards the back of the body

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Medial

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Towards the midline of the body (belly button to hip)

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body (hip to belly button)

21
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Superficial

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Closer to or on the surface of the body

22
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Deep

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Further from the body surface

23
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Palmer

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The anterior surface of the hand (palm of the hand)

24
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Plantar

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The posterior surface of the foot (sole of the foot)

25
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Dorsum

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The posterior surface of the hand and the anterior surface of the foot

26
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Flexion

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Bending a joint to decrease the angle

27
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Extension

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(opposite of flexion) / straightening of a joint

28
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Adduction

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Movement of a part towards the midline of the body

29
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Abduction

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Away from the midline of the body

30
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Rotation

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Movement of a part around an axis (internal or external)

31
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Circumduction

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Combination of adduction, abduction, flexion, and extension. It describes a circle (shoulder and hips only)

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Pronation

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Rotation of forearm and hand to the palms down position

33
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Supination

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Opposite of pronation, Rotation of forearm and hand to the palms up position

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Protrcation

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Is the moving in an anterior (forward) direction

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Retraction

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Is the moving in a posterior (backward) direction

36
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Inversion

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Twisting of foot inward at the ankle (sole of foot is turned inward)

37
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Eversion

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Bending of foot outward at the ankle (sole of foot is turned outward)

38
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Elevation

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Moving a body part up to a more superior position

39
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Depression

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Opposite to elevation / pulling down to a more inferior position

40
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DorsiFlexion

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Bringing toes toward the shin

41
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Plantar Flexion

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Pointing toes

42
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Oppositing

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Bringing the thumb into contact with one of the other fingers

43
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Reposition

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Returning the thumb back to the anatomical position

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