Anatomical Position and Key Words Flashcards by Emma Joy

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What’s supine position

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Lying on back

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Prone position

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Lying on stomach

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Frontal/coronal plane

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Splits front and back

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Midsagittal plane

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Splits left and right

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Transverse/horizontal/axial plane

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Splits top and bottom

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Which membrane covers an organ

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Visceral

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Which membrane lines a cavity

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Parietal

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in front of / to the front of the body

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anterior or ventral

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behind / to the rear of the body

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posterior or dorsal

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above

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superior or cephalic

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below

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inferior or caudal

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towards the midline

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medial

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away from midline

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lateral

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on the same side as

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ipsilateral

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on the opposite side of

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contralateral

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away from the trunk or root of the limb

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distal

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closer to trunk or root of limb

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proximal

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closer to the surface of body or skin

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superficial

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further away from body surface or skin

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deep

Q

highly flexible joint is a ____

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free moving joint

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the backbone is a __ joint

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part-moving

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the skull is a ___ joint

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non-moving

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Decrease of angle of joint (e.g. bend of knee)

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flexion

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increase angle of joint (e.g. straighten arm)

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extension

extension of ankle joint

plantar flexion

flexion of ankle joint

dorsiflexion

towards medial plane

adduction

away from medial plane

abduction

rotate forearm so palm faces up

supination

rotate forearm so palm faces down

pronation

move sole of foot medially

inversion

move sole of food laterally

eversion