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Human Body (Directional Terms & Body Planes) Flashcards

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  • Large structures

* Easily observable

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Gross anatomy

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  • Structures are too small to be seen with the naked eye

* Cells and tissues can be viewed only with a microscope

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Microscopic anatomy

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• study of the human body’s structure and their relationship to one another

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ANATOMY

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• study the function of the body’s structural machinery / how all the body parts work and carry out their life-sustaining activities

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PHYSIOLOGY

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• Divides the body into RIGHT & LEFT portion

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Sagittal Plane

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2 Plane in Sagittal Plane

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Midsagittal Plane

Parasagittal Plane

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(Cross-Sectional Plane)

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Transverse Plane

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(Frontal Plane)

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Coronal Plane

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• Divides the body into upper (superior) & lower (inferior) portion

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Transverse Plane

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• divides the body into FRONT (Anterior) & BACK (Posterior) portion

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Coronal Plane

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• Explain location of one body structure in relation to another

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DIRECTIONAL TERMS

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FRONT

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Anterior / Ventral

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BACK

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Posterior / Dorsal

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HEAD

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Cranial / Cephalic

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UPPER

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Superior

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LOWER

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Inferior

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CLOSER TO ROOT

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Proximal

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AWAY FROM THE ROOT

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Distal

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TOWARDS THE MIDLINE

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Medial

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AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE

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Lateral

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• (external): toward or at the body surface

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Superficial

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• (internal): away from the body surface; more internal

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Deep

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toward the head or upper part of a structure or the body; above

(cranial or cephalic)

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Superior

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away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below

(caudal)

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Inferior

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(ventral)

toward or at the front of the body; in front of

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Anterior

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(dorsal)

toward or at the backside of the body; behind

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Posterior

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toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

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Medial

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away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

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Lateral

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between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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Intermediate

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  • close to the origin of the body part
  • Closer to the torso
  • Nearest point to structure
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Proximal

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  • farther from the origin of a body part
  • Parts and places away from the torso
  • Farthest way from origin
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Distal

32
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Proximal and Distal is used for UPPER and LOWER __

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EXTREMITIES

33
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sections are cuts along imaginary lines

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Planes

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