Intro to DAA Flashcards

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Sagittal plane

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Cut made along a longitudinal plane dividing the body into right and left parts

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Anatomic position

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Standing erect, facing forward, arms at sides, palms forward, legs parallel, toes pointing forward

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Coronal (frontal) plane

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Vertical division of the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions

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Midsagittal plane

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A sagittal plane in which R & L are split equally

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Transverse (axial and horizontal) plane

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Horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

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Superior

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Cranial; towards head

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Inferior

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Caudal; towards the feet

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Anterior

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Ventral or front

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Posterior

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Dorsal or back

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Medial

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Towards midline

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Lateral

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Away from midline

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Contralateral

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Opposite side

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Ipsilateral

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Same side

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Proximal

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Closer to trunk

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Distal

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Farther from trunk

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Superficial

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On the surface

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Deep

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Below the surface

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Central

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Bulls eye

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Peripheral

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Away from bulls eye

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Plantar

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Sole of foot

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Palmar

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Palm of hand

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Parietal

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Means wall

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Visceral

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Surface of organ

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Afferent

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Efferent
Away from
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Supine
Face up
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Prone
Face down
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Rostral
Towards nose
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Pericardium
A double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart
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Peritoneum
Membrane surrounding the organs of the abdomen
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Pleura
Membrane surrounding the lungs
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Flexion
Decrease in joint angle
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Extension
Increase in joint angle
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Abduction
Away from the main axis
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Adduction
Towards the main axis
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Medial rotation
Internal rotation
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Lateral rotation
External rotation
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Supination
Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upwards
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Pronation
Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downwards
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Circumduction
Circular movement of a body part
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Inversion
Turning the sole of the foot inward
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Eversion
Turning the sole of the foot outward (sometimes called pronation)
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Protraction
Move forward
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Retraction
Move back
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Elevation
Move up
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Depression
Move down
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Homeostasis
Equilibrium - balance
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Extracellular fluids
Portion of body fluids composed of interstitial fluid and blood plasma. Composed of: 1. Plasma 2. Interstitial fluid - intercellular fluid 3. Synovial fluid 4. Cerebrospinal fluid
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Intracellular fluids
Liquids within the cell membrane such as: 1. Cytoplasm - cytosol 2. Nucleus - nucleoplasm
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Stress
Something affects state of homeostasis
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Disease
Body can't maintain homeostasis 1. Signs - objective 2. Symptoms - subjective 3. Etiology - cause of disease 4. Diagnosis
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SOAP diagnosis
S - subjective (patients complaints) O - objective (clinical findings) A - assessment (put it all together) P - plan (what to do given the above)
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DAMNIT diagnosis
``` D - degenerative A - anomalies or autoimmune M - metabolic N - neoplasia I - infectious T - trauma or toxic ```
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Eponyms
The use if a persons name to describe an anatomic part or condition
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Allopathic medicine
Create conditions antagonistic to the causative factor
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Homeopathic
Remedies that feature a small dose of an illness-including substances to activate the body's own natural defenses -like treats like, medicines which evoke similar symptoms
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Chiropractic
Maintain neurological and musculoskeletal balance
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Medicine
Treatment and prevention of disease using nonsurgical means