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Anatomy- Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
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Define anatomy

A

The study of body parts and their relationships to one another

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2
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Whatis the anatomical position?

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Standing upright eyes looking forward, arms by the sides and palms facing forward with thumbs pointing laterally and feet together

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What is anatomical planes?

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These are imaginary planes that divide the body in two parts

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4
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What is sagittal plane?

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Planes that runs vertically and divides the body into equal right and left halves

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What is transverse plane?

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Planes that runs horizontally and divides the body into upper and lower halves

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What is coronal plane?

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Plane that runs vertically and divides the body into front and back halves

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What is medial?

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Nearer to the middleline

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What is lateral?

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Away from the midline

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9
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What is superior?

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Towards the head

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What is inferior?

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Towards the feet

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What is proximal?

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Nearer to the trunk

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What is distal

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Away from the trunk

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13
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What is anterior?

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Front

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What is posterior?

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Back

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15
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What is flexion?

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Bending easily

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16
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What is extension?

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Straightening

17
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What is abduction?

A

Moving away from the body

18
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What is adduction ?

A

Adding again to the body

19
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What is circumduction ?

A

Drawing a circle with the limb

20
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What is medial rotation?

A

A rotational movement towards the midline

21
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What is lateral rotation?

A

Rotation away from the midline

22
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What is supination?

A

Resting on the spine

23
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What is pronation?

A

Laying on the face

24
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What is inversion?

A

Turning the soles of the feet inside towards the midline

25
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What is eversion?

A

Taking the soles of the feet away from the midline

26
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What is dorsiflexion?

A

Standing on the heel

27
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What is planter flexion?

A

Standing on the toes

28
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What is shown in the picture?

A

Coronal plane

29
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What is shown in the picture?

A

Saggital plane

30
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What is shown in the picture?

A

Transverse plane

31
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Name 1 and 2

A

1 → superior
2→ inferior

32
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Shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand

33
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A

Hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, foot

34
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Where do the movements occur?

A

At joints

35
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What is a joint?

A

A meeting of two bones with a little space between them

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