intro To Anatomy

Question 1

Regions of the upper body

Answer 1

Head
Neck
Root of neck
Chest (thorax)
Abdomen
Axilla
Back

Question 2

Regions of the lower body

Answer 2

Inguinal region
Pelvis and perineum
Lower limb

Question 3

What are the types of anatomical plane

Answer 3

Sagittal (median)
Coronal
Axial (transverse)

Question 4

What is anterior

Answer 4

Front of body

Question 5

What is posterior

Answer 5

Nearer back of body

Question 6

What is superior or cranal

Answer 6

Nearer the top of the head

Question 7

What is the inferior or caudal

Answer 7

Nearer to the soles of the feet

Question 8

What is the medial plane

Answer 8

Nearer to the midline of the body

Question 9

What is the lateral plane

Answer 9

Further from the midline

Question 10

What is proximal

Answer 10

Nearer tot he attachment of the limb to the body

Question 11

What is distal

Answer 11

Further from the attachment of the limb to the body

Question 12

What is superficial

Answer 12

Nearer to the surface of the body

Question 13

What is deep

Answer 13

Further from the surface of the body

Question 14

What is external

Answer 14

Further from the centre of the body OR organ

Question 15

What is internal

Answer 15

Nearer to the centre of the body or organ

Question 16

What is the dorsal surface of the wrist

Answer 16

Posterior surface of the wrist (back facing)

Question 17

What is the dorsal surface of the hand

Answer 17

Posterior surface of the hand

Question 18

What is the dorsal surface of the tongue

Answer 18

Superior surface of the tongue (i.e. surface of tongue closest to top of head)

Question 19

What is the dorsal surface of the foot

Answer 19

Superior surface of the foot

Question 20

What is the opposite surface to the dorsal surface of the wrist

Answer 20

Volar surface of the wrist

Question 21

What is the opposite surface to the posterior surface of the hand

Answer 21

Palmer surface of hand (think palm)

Question 22

What is the surface of the foot opposite to the superior surface

Answer 22

Plantar surface (soul)

Question 23

What is the opposite surface to the superior surface of the tongue (dorsal)

Answer 23

Ventral surface of the tongue (underside of tongue)

Question 24

What are major and minor

Answer 24

Relatively larger and smaller structures with the same name

Question 25

What is unilateral

Answer 25

Structure is found only on one side of the body ( 1 of the structure exists)

Question 26

What is bilateral

Answer 26

Paired structures - a right and left structure

Question 27

What is a midline structure

Answer 27

Single structure located or near the median plane

Question 28

What are ipsilateral structures

Answer 28

Structures are on the same side of the body as other structure or the structure it is being compared to

Question 29

What are contralateral structures

Answer 29

Structures lie on opposite side of the body

Question 30

What occurs during flexion

Answer 30

Decreasing angle between bones and joint

Question 31

What occurs during extension

Answer 31

Increasing the angle between bone and joint

Question 32

What occurs during abduction

Answer 32

Movement away from midline

Question 33

What occurs during adduction

Answer 33

Movement towards the midline

Question 34

What surface if the limb rotates towards the medial plane during internal/medial rotation

Answer 34

Anterior

Question 35

What type of rotation occurs when an anterior surface rotates away from the medial plane

Answer 35

External/lateral

Question 36

What is circumduction of a joint

Answer 36

Circular motion at a joint

Question 37

What are all anterior movements at a joint superior to the knee

Answer 37

Flexions

Question 38

What are all anterior movements (move forward) inferior to the knee joint

Answer 38

Flexions

Question 39

What is internal rotation

Answer 39

Anterior surface of a limb moves towards the medial plane

Question 40

What is external rotation

Answer 40

Anterior surface of a limb moves away from the medial plane

Question 41

What is an eversion of the foot

Answer 41

Sole of foot rotates away from medial plane - faces laterally

Question 42

What is an inversion of the foot

Answer 42

Sole of the foot rotates towards the medial plane (foot faces inwards)

Question 43

What is a dorsifexion of the foot

Answer 43

Upward flexion of foot

Question 44

What is a plantarflexion of the foot

Answer 44

Downward movement of the foot

Question 45

What is pronation of the forearm

Answer 45

Anterior rotation of forearm so palm of hand faces posteriorly

Question 46

What is supination of the forearm

Answer 46

Forearm rotates from pronation back to anatomical position

Question 47

What is a semi-prone forearm

Answer 47

Forearm rotated midway between pronation and supination

Question 48

What is a flexion of digits

Answer 48

Fingers curl towards palm

Question 49

What is an opposition of digits

Answer 49

Digits crossover

Question 50

What is an abduction of the thumb

Answer 50

Thumb is moved anteriorly away from palm (forward)

Question 51

What is an extension of the thumb

Answer 51

Thumb moves laterally away from palm

Question 52

What is a flexion of the thumb

Answer 52

Folding thumb across the palm

Question 53

What is an opposition of thumb

Answer 53

Thumb and digits meet in midline of palm

Question 54

What is a reposition of the thumb

Answer 54

Thumb is returned after OPPOSITION with digits