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Median sagittal plane

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Vertical plane; dividing body into equal right and left halves

MEDIAL: pinky, ulna, tibia

LATERAL: thumb, radius, fibula

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Coronal (frontal) planes

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Vertical planes at right angle of the median plane
Divides body into: anterior & posterior

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Horizontal plane

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Divides body into upper and lower portion

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Transverse (horizontal/axial) plane

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Lies perpendicular on the long axis of a given structure (cross-sectional)

-right angles to both the median and coronal plane

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Paramedian plane

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Other side of the median plane and parallel to it

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Medial

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Structure near to the median plane

Ex. Nose is medial to the eyes, in turn medial to the external ears

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Lateral

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Structure that lies father away from the median plane

Ex. Thumb is lateral to the little finger

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Palmar

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Anterior of hands

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Dorsal

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Posterior (hand and feet)

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Plantar

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Anterior of foot

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Proximal

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Occur closer to and toward the origin of the system

Ex. The glenohumeral (shoulder) joint proximal to the elbow joint

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Anterior

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Or ventral (front)

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Superior

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Structures in reference to the vertical axis of the body

Ex. The head is superior to the shoulders

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Inferior

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Ex. The knee is inferior to the hip joint

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Distal

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Occur farther away TOWARDS the ends of the system

Reference to being farther from a structure’s origin particularly in the limbs

Ex. The hand is distal to the elbow joint

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Superficial

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External to the outer layer of deep fascia

Structures: skin, superficial fascia, mammary glands

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Deep

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Deep structures are those that are enclosed by the superficial structures

Include most skeletal muscles and viscera (internal organs esp those in abdominal cavity)

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Ipsilateral

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Same side of the body

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Contralateral

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Opposite side of the body

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Supine

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Lying on the back

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Prone

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Position lying face downward

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Joint

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2 or more bones come together

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Joints that hav no movement

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Sutures of the skull

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Joints that have slight movement

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Superior tibiofibular joint

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Freely movable joint
Shoulder joint
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Abduction
Movement of limb away to the midline of the body in the coronal plane
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Adduction
Movement of a limb TOWARD the midline of a body in the coronal plane
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Flexion
Usualy an anterior movement that takes place in a sagittal plane (occasionally, posterior as in knee joint) Ex. Flexion of the elbow joint approximates the anterior surface of the forearm to the anterior surface of the arm
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Extension
Straightening the joint (posterior direction)
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Rotation
Movement of a part of the body around its long axis
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Circumduction
Movement in a circular motion (combination in sequence of the flexion, extension, abduction, adduction) Usually happens in the SHOULDER
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Inversion
Foot is pointing inward (soles faces in a medial direction)
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Eversion
Foot is pointing outward (soles faces in a lateral direction)
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Medial rotation
Movement that results in the anterior surface of the part facing medially (toward the anatomical position)
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Lateral rotation
Anterior surface of the part facing laterally
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Pronation
Palm of the hands faces posteriorly
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Supination
Lateral rotation of the forearm from the pronated position so that the palm of the hands faces anteriorly
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Protraction
To move forward (usually occurs in the scapula)
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Retraction
To move backward (usually in scapula)
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Fascia
Connective tissue contain various amt. of fat that separate, support, and interconnect organs and structures, enable movement of structure of one another relative to another, allow the transit of vessels and nerves from one area to another
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Superficial fascia
(Subcutaneous) mixture of loose areolar and adipose tissue; lies deep and attached to the dermis of the skin
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What is the function of the superficial fascia?
1. Allows movement of the skin over the deeper areas of the body 2. Acts as a conduit for vessels and nerves coursing to and from the skin 3. Serves as an energy (fat) reservoir
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Deep fascia
Dense, organized connective tissue; invests the muscles and other deeper structures
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How is the retinacula formed?
In the region of joints, the deep fascia may be thickened to form the restraining bands called the retinacula.
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What is the function of retinacula?
To hold underlying tendons in position or serve as pulleys around wch tendons may move.
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Skeletal muscle funtion
Produce movements of the skeleton
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Skeletal muscles are
-voluntary muscles, made of striped muscle fibers
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Skeletal muscle ORIGIN
Attachment that moves the least
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Skeletal muscle INSERTION
Moves the most, important in terms of motion
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What is the belly?
Fleshy part of the muscle
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Tendons
Fibrous tissues; ends of muscles which are attached to bones, cartilage or ligaments (muscles have tendonous insertions)
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Pennate muscles
Fibers run obliquely to the line of pull
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Unipennate muscles
tendon lies along one side of the muscle and the fibers pass obliquely to it
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Bipennate muscles
Tendon lies in the center and the fibers pass to it from two sides
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Multipennate
arranged as a series of bipennate muscles lying alongside one another or may have tendon lying within its center and muscle fibers passing to it from all sides, converging as they go
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What are the different types of skeletal muscle action?
1. Prime mover 2. Antagonist 3. Fixator 4. Synergist 5. Smooth muscle 6. Cardiac muscle
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Prime mover function
(Chief muscle) responsible for particular movement Ex. Quadriceps femoris (extends your knee and joint)
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Antagonist
Opposes the action of the prime mover ex. Biceps femoris antagonizes quadriceps femoris The biceps femoris flexes the leg at the knee joint
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Fixator
Contracts isometrically to stabilize the origin of the prime mover
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Synergist
Contract and stabilize INTERMEDIATE JOINTS; prevent unwanted movemements
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Epimysium
Muscle fibers are bound together w delicate areolar tissue (condensed on the surface to form a fibrous envelope)
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Smooth muscle
Long, spindle-shaped cells closely arranged in bundles or sheets
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How can the smooth muscle fibers contract?
May be made to contract by local stretching of fibers, by nerve impulses from AUTONOMIC NERVES or HORMONAL STIMULATION
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Cardiac muscles
Striated muscle fibers -forms the MYOCARDIUM OF THE HEART
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Fibrous joints
(Immovable) joined by fibrous tissues Ex. Vault of the skull, inferior tibiofibular joints

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