Week 1: Navigating the Body

Question 1

Three principles of palpation

Answer 1

1. move slowly
2. less is more
3. focus on what you’re feeling

Question 2

Superficial fascia

Answer 2

immediately deep to the skin, covers entire body

Question 3

Deep fascia

Answer 3

Surrounds muscle bellies, holding them together and separating them into functional groups

Question 4

Retinaculum

Answer 4

Structure that hold an organ or tissue in place
(transverse thickening of the deep fascia which straps down tendons.)

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

Closer to the trunk

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

Further from the trunk

Question 7

Superficial

Answer 7

Skin level, more surface

Question 8

Deep

Answer 8

Further into the body

Question 9

Superior

Answer 9

Above

Question 10

Inferior

Answer 10

Below

Question 11

Anterior

Answer 11

Front

Question 12

Posterior

Answer 12

Behind

Question 13

Medial

Answer 13

Closer the the midline

Question 14

Lateral

Answer 14

Further from the midline

Question 15

Flexion

Answer 15

Forward bending (i.e. tilting head down)

Question 16

Extension

Answer 16

Movement that increases the angle of two bones (i.e. extending arm from bicep curl)

Question 17

Adduction

Answer 17

Movement of a lomb towards the medial plane

Question 18

Abduction

Answer 18

A movement of a limb away from the medial plane

Question 19

Rotation

Answer 19

movements made about the longitudinal axis and in the transverse plane (i.e. turning a door know)

Question 20

Pronation

Answer 20

a rotational movement of the forearm that results in the palm facing posteriorly (i.e. turning had downward)

Question 21

Supination

Answer 21

rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward (i.e. serving food)

Question 22

Inversion

Answer 22

the movement of the sole towards the median plane. For example, inversion describes the motion when an ankle is twisted.

Question 23

Eversion

Answer 23

the act of turning inside out he condition (as of the foot) of being turned or rotated outward

Question 24

Circumduction

Answer 24

movement of a limb or extremity so that the distal end describes a circle while the proximal end remains fixed. The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye

Question 25

Dorsi Flexion

Answer 25

the backward bending and contracting of your hand or foot. This is the extension of your foot at the ankle and your hand at the wrist.

Question 26

Plantar Flexion

Answer 26

a movement in which the top of your foot points away from your leg. (i.e. ballet point)

Question 27

Sagittal Plane

Answer 27

longitudinal plane, is an anatomical plane which divides the body into right and left parts.

Question 28

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 28

Sagittal Plane The sagittal plane divides the body vertically into equal right and left halves. This plane is also referred to as the midsagittal plane because it is on the midline of the body.

Question 29

Frontal / Coronal Plane

Answer 29

is any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal (belly and back) sections.

Question 30

Transverse / Horizontal Plane

Answer 30

a horizontal plane passing through the standing body so that the transverse plane is parallel to the floor. Separating top and bottom at waistline.

Question 31

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

Answer 31

Houses Liver and Gallbladder

Question 32

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

Answer 32

Houses Spleen and Stomach

Question 33

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Answer 33

Houses Colon

Question 34

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

Answer 34

Houses the Appendix

Question 35

Fossa

Answer 35

Shallow depression

Question 36

Supine

Answer 36

To lie face up

Question 37

Prone

Answer 37

To lie face down

Question 38

Deviation

Answer 38

To wander from usual course, jaw side to side

Question 39

Opposition

Answer 39

opposible thumb

Question 40

Lateral felxion

Answer 40

Tilting head to side

Question 41

Elevation/ expansion

Answer 41

inhalation where ribcage moved up

Question 42

Depression/collapse

Answer 42

Exhalation where ribcage moves down

Question 43

Upward rotation of scapula

Answer 43

Rotates towards the body from the top

Question 44

Downward rotation of scapula

Answer 44

Rotates from the top out and down laterally

Question 45

Where a movement originates and gets direction

Answer 45

Superior portion of the bone

Question 46

Ball and socket joint

Answer 46

Rotation

Question 47

ellipsoid joint

Answer 47

Oval shape, one bone articulation with elliptical basin of another bone/ Extension, flexion, adduction, abduction. Wrist joint

Question 48

Hinge joint

Answer 48

Flexion and extension, elbow joint

Question 49

Saddle Joint

Answer 49

Modified ellipsoid joint composed of convex and concave articulating surfaces. Joint between thumb and forefinger

Question 50

Gliding joint

Answer 50

between 2 flat surfaces, least movement. Carpal bones in wrist, tarsal bones in feet.

Question 51

Pivot joint

Answer 51

One bone rotates around another. Head and spine.