unit 2 test Flashcards
anatomical position
standing upright, legs together, knees straight, arms by sides, palms facing forward
used so that there is a definitive body position
superior
above
inferior
below
anterior
infront
posterior
behind
medial
closer to the midline
lateral
farther from the midline
proximal
closer to the attachment point
distal
farther from the attachment point
superficial
towards the body’s surface
deep
away from the body’s surface
sagittal plane
divides the body left and right
midsagittal plane
divided down the midline evenly left and right
parasagittal plane
divided unequally left and right
coronal/frontal plane
divides front and back
transverse plane
divides top and bottom
oblique
any diagonal cut that is not one of the other three
anisotropic tissue
tissue that is good at resisting force in one direction: tendons and ligaments
compression
smashing