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Surface Anatomy Flashcards

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Anterior

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To the front

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Posterior

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To the back

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Ventral

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The the front

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Dorsal

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To the back

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Medial

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Towards the median Sagittal plane

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Lateral

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Away from the median sagittal plane

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Proximal

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Closer to the centre

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Distal

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Further from the centre/origin

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Cranial/ cephalic

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Towards the head

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Caudal

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Towards the tail

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Superficial

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Towards the surface

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Deep

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Away from the surface

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Transverse plane

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Horizontal eg through stomach to have top half and legs

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Sagittal plane

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Down the middle through nose

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Coronal plane

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Sideways down

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Parasagittal plane

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Body cut unevenly down the middle through the nose (well of centre)

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Flexion

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Movement in the sagittal plane decreasing the angle at a joint

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Extension

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Movement and the sagittal plane increasing the angle at a joint

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Adduction

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Movement in the coronal plane towards the midline

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Medial internal rotation

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Rotation towards the midline

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Lateral external rotation

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Rotation away from the midline

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Pronation

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Medial rotation in the forearm so that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly

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Supination
Lateral rotation in the forearm so that the palm faces anteriorly
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Circumduction
Circular movement
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Elevation
Movement superiorly
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Depression
Movement inferiorly
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Protrusion and protraction
Movement anteriorly
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Retrusion and retraction
Movement posteriorly
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Eversion
Movement of the sore laterally
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Inversion
Movement of the sole medially
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Supine
Lying on back
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Prone
Lying on front

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