Anatomical Positioning And Terms

Question 1

What is the anatomical position

Answer 1

Standing, facing forward, palms forward, feet together

Question 2

Proximal

Answer 2

(of limb) closer to body

Question 3

Distal

Answer 3

(of limb) further from body

Question 4

Pronation

Answer 4

Palm faces posterior, ulna and radial bones cross

Question 5

Supination

Answer 5

Palm faces anterior, ulna and radial bones parallel

Question 6

Inversion

Answer 6

Sole of foot faces midline

Question 7

Eversersion

Answer 7

Sole of foot faces away from midline

Question 8

Dorsiflexion

Answer 8

Toes point toward face

Question 9

Plantarflexion

Answer 9

Toes point toward ground

Question 10

Coronal plane

Answer 10

Divides body into front and back

Question 11

Sagittal plane

Answer 11

Divides body into left and right

Question 12

Transverse

Answer 12

Divides body into top and bottom

Question 13

Adduction

Answer 13

Moves limb linearly toward midline

Question 14

Abduction

Answer 14

Moves limb linearly away from midline

Question 15

Joint flexion

Answer 15

Decreases angle of joint

Question 16

Joint entension

Answer 16

Increases angle of joint

Question 17

External rotation

Answer 17

Rotates limb away from midline at joint

Question 18

Internal rotation

Answer 18

Rotates limb toward midline about joint

Question 18

Internal rotation

Answer 18

Rotates limb toward midline about joint

Question 19

Trochlea

Answer 19

Structure resembling or acting like a pulley

Question 20

Bursa

Answer 20

Closed, fluid filled sac that functions as a cushion and gliding surface between tissues

Question 21

Axial

Answer 21

Of the skull, sternum, ribs and vertebral column (all the way to coccyx)

Question 22

Apendicular

Answer 22

Bones of limbs including hip, scapular and shoulder blades

Question 23

Special considerations of Human Tissue act (2008)

Answer 23

• Bequest: not condemned/unclaimed
• Informed consent: people while alive, made free choice to donate their bodies (18+)
• Dual signed by an immediate family member
• Held for around 18months, some longer

Question 24

Prosected

Answer 24

Cut into sections

Question 25

Plastinated

Answer 25

Infused with silicon resin so that they are hardened, preserved and safe to touch

Question 26

Exocrine

Answer 26

Secreted externally (out of body)

Question 27

Endocrine

Answer 27

Secreted internally (into body)