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Anatomy Terms Flashcards

1
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Describe the anatomical position of the body

A

The position of the body that is a point of reference for directions and movements of the body. Body faces forward, arms by side with palms facing forward, feet in parallel.

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2
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Coronal

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frontal, door, side to side

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3
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Sagittal

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median, wheel, Front to back

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4
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Transverse

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horizontal, table, cuts the body in half

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5
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front

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anterior

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back

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posterior

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towards the side

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lateral

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towards the middle

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medial

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above

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superior

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below

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inferior

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towards the top of a limb

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proximal

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towards the bottom of a limb

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distal

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13
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outside the body

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external

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inside the body

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internal

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15
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on the same side as the body

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ipsilateral

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16
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on the other side of the body

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contralateral

17
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flexion

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bringing two bones closer together. e.g front leg lift

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extension

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taking two bones further apart, e.g back leg lift

19
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abduction

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moving away from the midline of the body, e.g. side leg lift

20
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adduction

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moving towards the midline of the body

21
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rotation

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moving along the long axis of the bone

22
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plantarflexion

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moving foot away from the leg, i.e. pointing

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dorsiflexion

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moving the foot towards the leg, i.e. flexing

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inversion

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moving the foot towards the midline, i.e. sickling

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eversion

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moving the foot away from the midline, i.e. fishing

26
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pronation

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rolling the foot towards the floor

27
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supination

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rolling the foot away from the floor

28
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head

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spherical protrusions, usually at the end of a narrow ‘neck’ of bone

29
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trochanter

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large ‘bump’ of bone, e.g. greater trochanter on the femur

30
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tuberosity

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medium bump of bone, e.g. pelvis where hamstrings attach

31
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tubercle

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little bump of bone, e.g. humorous

32
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condyle

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large bumps at the end of bone shaped like half tyres, e.g. proximal end of tibia

33
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crest

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large ridge of bone, e.g. iliac crest (hip bones)

34
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spine

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pointy projection of bone, e.g. hip bones

35
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fossa

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a large hollow in a bone, e.g. iliac fossa in pelvis, glenoid fossa in scapular

36
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groove

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a long narrow groove, e.g. bicipital groove in humorous

37
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foramen

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a hole, e.g. in skull where spine becomes brain

38
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canal

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a long hole, e.g. spinal canal

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