Anatomy Planes

Question 1

describe the anatomical position

Answer 1

body erect, feet together arms at the sides and palms facing FORWARD

Question 2

sagittal plane or ___ cut divides the body intomidsagittal cut results in cut in the frontal or ___, divides the body intocut in what plane divides the body into superior and inferior portionsmedian plane

Answer 2

-sagittal or parasagittal unequal left and right parts -equal halves of the body-frontal or coronal plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions-the horizontal or transverse planes-divides body into equal right and left parts

Question 3

anterior or ___ meansposterior or __ means..superior inferior or __ means…

Answer 3

-ventral, near the front-dorsal, near the back-upward or near the head-caudal; downward or near the feet

Question 4

mediallateralproximaldistalsuperficialdeep

Answer 4

-toward the midline or median plane-farther from the midline or median plane-near a reference pointaway from a reference point-closer to the surface-farther from the surface

Question 5

mid-sagittal plane

Answer 5

median plane

Question 6

sagittal plane

Answer 6

divides body into unequal right and left parts

Question 7

frontal or___ plane

Answer 7

coronal plane; divides body into equal or unequal anterior and posterior parts

Question 8

transverse plane

Answer 8

divides body into equal or unequal superior and inferior parts

Question 9

body movements occur at the

Answer 9

joints; muscles act on joints

Question 10

define joint

Answer 10

where two or more bones or cartilages articulate with one another

Question 11

anatomy, etymology?

Answer 11

ana= part and tome= cutting

Question 12

flexionextension

Answer 12

closes a joint angle so you go from 180 to 90opens a joint angle so from 90 to 180

Question 13

what are the 5 things in anatomy?

Answer 13

bones (206), tubes (have a lumen v, a, lymph) , cords (don’t have a lumen), muscles (attachments ,joints) , organs (visceral structures)

Question 14

abduction and adduction of the arm of the arm

Answer 14

abduction is away and adduction is towards

Question 15

abduction and adduction of the leg

Answer 15

abduction is away and adduction is towards

Question 16

lateral rotation and medial rotation of arm

Answer 16

lateral is clockwise and medial is counterclockwise

Question 17

lateral and medial rotation of leg

Answer 17

lateral is clockwise and medial is counterclockwsie

Question 18

elevation and depression of arms

Answer 18

up and down

Question 19

flexion and extension of neck

Answer 19

flexion is forward and extension is back

Question 20

flexion and extension of elbow joint

Answer 20

flexion is up and extension is down

Question 21

flexion and extension of wrist

Answer 21

flexion is down and extension is up

Question 22

supination and pronation of wrist

Answer 22

supination is palm up and pronation is palm down

Question 23

retrusion and protrusion of jaw

Answer 23

retrusion is back and protrusion is forward

Question 24

flexion and extension of knee

Answer 24

flexion is back and extension is forward

Question 25

circumduction of leg

Answer 25

circle

Question 26

eversion and inversion of foot

Answer 26

inversion is moving it laterally and eversion is moving it back down

Question 27

dorsiflexion and plantar flexion of foot

Answer 27

dorsiflexion is up and plantar flexion is down

Question 28

axial skeleton is…

Answer 28

skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, hyoid

Question 29

appendicular skeleton

Answer 29

limb girdles- clavicle and scapula; coxae (hip), lims