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Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What Anatomical Plane splits the body into left and right sections?

A

Sagittal Plane

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2
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What Anatomical Plane splits the body into Anterior (Ventral) and Posterior (Dorsal) sections?

A

Coronal Plane

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3
Q

What Anatomical Plane splits the body into Superior and Inferior parts?

A

Transverse Plane (Sometimes known as Axial Plane)

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4
Q

What plane does flexion and extension occur in?

A

Sagittal Plane

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5
Q

What direction does Abduction move in

A

Away from the midline

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6
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What direction does Adduction move in?

A

Towards the midline

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7
Q

What is Circumduction?

A

A combination of Flexion, Extension , Abduction and Adduction

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8
Q

What is rotational movement towards the midline?

A

Medial rotation

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9
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What is rotation movement away from the midline?

A

Lateral Rotation

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10
Q

What is anterior (forward) movement of shoulder called?

A

Protraction

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11
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What is posterior (backward) movement of shoulder called?

A

Retraction

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12
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What is superior movement of shoulder called?

A

Elevation

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13
Q

What is inferior movement of shoulder called?

A

Depression

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14
Q

What is extension of foot called so that foot points superiorly?

A

Dorsiflexion

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15
Q

What is flexion of foot called so that foot points inferiorly?

A

Plantarflexion

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16
Q

What is movement of sole towards midline called?

A

Inversion

17
Q

What is movement of foot away from midline called?

A

Eversion

18
Q

What are 4 primary types of tissue?

A

Epithelial Tissue
Connective Tissue
Muscle Tissue
Nervous Tissue

19
Q

What are the 3 types of Connective Tissue?

A

Loose Connective Tissue
Dense Connective Tissue
Specialised Connective Tissue

20
Q

What are the 2 types of Loose Connective Tissue?

A

Areolar
Adipose

21
Q

What are the 2 types of dense connective tissue?

A

Dense Regular
Dense Irregular

22
Q

What are 3 types of Specialised Connective Tissue?

A

Cartilage
Bone
Blood

23
Q

What are 3 types of muscle tissue?

A

Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac

24
Q

What is an area of bone called that is closer to the origin?

A

Proximal

25
Q

What is an area of bone called that is further from the origin?

A

Distal

26
Q

What is an area called that is closer to the surface of the skin?

A

Superficial

27
Q

What is an area called that is further away from the skin?

A

Deep

28
Q

What is another word for towards the head?

A

Cranial

29
Q

Wha is another word for towards the back?

A

Caudal

30
Q

What is another word for lying on stomach?

A

Prone

31
Q

What is another word for lying on back?

A

Supine

32
Q

What is Supination?

A

When the Radius and Ulna are NOT crossed over

33
Q

What is Pronation?

A

When the Radius and Ulna ARE crossed over

Anatomy Basics (4 decks)

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