Anatomy Terms Flashcards by Charlotte Nonnenmacher

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Sagittal

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Plane through the front and back of the body

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Coronal

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Plane that runs side to side of the body

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Transverse

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Plane that cuts the body in half

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To the front

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Anterior

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To the 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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Towards the top of the limb

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Proximal

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Towards the bottom of the limb

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Distal

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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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To the same side of the body

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Ipsilateral

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To the opposite side of the body

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Contralateral

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Flexion

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Moving 2 bones further together

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Extension

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Moving 2 bones further apart

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Abduction

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Moving away from the midline of the body

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Adduction

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Moving towards the midline of the body

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Rotation

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Movement around the long axis of the bone

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Plantarflexion

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Moving the foot away from the leg (pointing)

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Moving the foot towards the leg (flexing)

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Dorsiflexion

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Inversion

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Moving the footy towards the midline (suckling)

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Moving the foot away from the midline (fishing)

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Eversion

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Pronation

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Rolling the foot towards the floor (rolling in)

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Rolling the foot away from the floor (rolling out)

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Supination

Head

Spherical protrusion usually at the end of a bone

Large bump on the bone

Trochanter

Medium bump of the bone

Tuberosity

Small bump on the bone

Tubercle

Condlye

Large bumps at the end of a bone shaped like half tyres

Crest

Large ridge of bones

Spine

Pointy projection of bone

Fossa

A hollow in the bone

Groove

A long narrow groove

Foramen

A hole

Canal

A long hole