unit one Flashcards
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anatomy
originally referred to its latin translation (to cut apart). Today it refers to parts of the body
terminologia anatomica
10,000 body parts listed in latin and english
Anatomic Position
body standing erect with the head and feet directed forward. superior limbs hang downward alongside the trunk with palms flattened and turned anteriorly
sagittal plane (planum sagittalis)
vertically oriented plane that divides the body into left and right.
median plane (planum medianum)
sagittal plane that courses through the midlines of the body. sometimes called the midsagittal plane.
coronal plane (planum coronalis)
any horizontally oriented plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
Transverse plane (planum transversus)
horizontally oriented plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
medial (medialis)
towards or relatively closer to the median plane
lateral (lateralis)
away or relatively farther from the median plane
anterior (anterior)
toward or relatively closer to the front side of the body
posterior (posterior)
toward or relatively closer to the backside of the body
superior (superior)
toward or relatively closer to the top of the head
proximal (proximalis)
toward or relatively closer to a reference point
ipsilateral
indicates a structure or position on the same side of the body
contralateral
implies a position on the opposite side of the body
inferior (inferior)
away from or relatively farther from the top of the head
right
dexter
left
sinsister
central (centralis)
towards the center
peripheral (periphericus)
away from center
vertical (verticalis)
within a sagittal or frontal plane
horizontal (horizontalis)
within a transverse plane
distal (distalis)
away from a reference point
external (externus)
near the surface of something
