1-6 Flashcards
(78 cards)
Apex
Tip of structure
Adduction
Motion toward midline
Abduction
Motion away from midline
Quadrants
Describe descrions of abdominal cavities
Prone
Body face down
Supine
Body face up
Frowler Position
Semi-reclining position with elevated head
Inferior
Area near the feet
Superior
Area near the trunk/head
Lateral
Side
Medial
Middle
Superficial
out
Deep
in
Anterior (ventral)
Front surface of body
Posterior
Back surface of body
Umbilicus
Lower tip of breastbone
Anatomic Position
Plams and feet facing towards you
Frontal (Coronal Plane)
Front and back division
Transverse (Axial) Plane
Superior and inferior division
Sagittal (Lateral Plane)
Left and right division
Joint
Where 2 bones meet
Ligaments
Fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
Tendons
Tissues attach bone to muscle
Joint Capsule
A fibrous sac that holds the bone ends to the joint