L1 - Anat Terminology Flashcards
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Standard Position
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Upright
Facing forward
Feet directed forward
Upper limbs at body’s side
Palms facing up
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Anterior
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Towards front
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Posterior
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Towards back
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Superficial
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At body surface
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Deep
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Away from body surface/internal
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Superior
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Toward head
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Inferior
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Toward lower body
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Medial
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Toward midline
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Lateral
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Away from midline
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Proximal
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Closer to origin of body part
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Distal
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Further from origin of body part
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side
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Contralateral
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On opposite side
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Planes
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Saggital: midplane
Coronal: frontal plane
Transverse: horizontal plane
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Body Regions
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Head
Neck
Thorax
Abdomen
Pelvis/Perineum
Upper limb
Lower Limb
21
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Body cavity in head region
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Vertebral (spinal cord)
Cranial (brain)
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Body cavity in Thoracic region
Pericardial (heart)
Pleural (lungs)
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Abdominopelvic cavity
Viscera
