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First Exam: Sports Medicine Team, Orientation To The Body, Injury Terminology, Basic Skeleton, Bone Injury And Bone Fractures > Body Plains And Regions > Flashcards

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1
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Coronal Plane

A

(Frontal) Divided into anterior: chest and posterior: back

2
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Sagittal Plane

A

Right and left sides

3
Q

Transverse Plane

A

Horizontal or cross section

4
Q

Superior

A

Above

5
Q

Inferior

A

Below

6
Q

Anterior

A

Front

7
Q

Posterior

A

Back

8
Q

Cranial

A

Pertains to skull-describes location on four legged animals

9
Q

Caudal

A

Refers to tail- describing on four legged animals

10
Q

Dorsal

A

Upper surfaces or back (of hand or foot)

11
Q

Ventral

A

Underneath surfaces or belly

12
Q

Proximal

A

Nearest to the point of attachment

13
Q

Distal

A

The point furtherst from the point of reference

14
Q

Medial

A

Closest to the median line

15
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Lateral

A

Pertains to side furthest away from the median line

16
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Prone

A

To lie on ones belly face up

17
Q

Supine

A

To lie on ones back

18
Q

Superficial

A

Close to the surface

19
Q

Deep

A

Structures furthest away from the surface

20
Q

Ipsilateral

A

On the same side

21
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Contralateral

A

On the opposite side

22
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Caudal/Inferior

A

Closer to the lower part of the body

23
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Cranial/Superior/Rostral

A

Structure is closer to the head of the body

24
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Anatomical position

A

Standing, feet facing forward and palms facing up