Week 1 - Key Anatomical Terms and Axial Skeleton

Question 1

Axial skeleton

Answer 1

Cconsists of bones which lie around the body’s central axis; skull, bony thorax and vertebral column

Question 2

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

Consists of bones of the upper and lower limbs
(appendages) as well as how they connect to the axial skeleton; includes the pectoral girdle and pelvic girdle

Question 3

Articulation

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A joint; a point of contact between 2 bones or cartilage and bone

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Anterior/Ventral

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At or near the front of the body / towards the ‘belly’

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Posterior/Dorsal

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At or near the back of the body / towards the ‘back’

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Medial

Answer 6

Towards the midline of the body

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Lateral

Answer 7

Away from the body

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Proximal

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Closer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to thepoint of origin

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Distal

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Away from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the point of origin

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Superior

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Towards the head; or something at a higher level on the body than the point of reference

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Interior

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Towards the feet; or something at a lower level on the body than the point of reference

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Tuberosity

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A large, round projection from the surface of a bone

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Trochanter

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A large projection associated with femur only

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Epicondyle

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A projection ‘above’ the condyle and serves as a place of attachment

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Crest

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A noticeable “ridge” of bone

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Line

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A long, narrow ridge-like structure

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Process

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A projection or outgrowth from a bone

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Spine

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A sharp and usually fair-sized process from a bone

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Tubercle

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A rounded projection from the surface of the bone

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Head

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A rounded projection supported by a neck

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Facet

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A small, smooth, flat or shallow surface on a bone

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Condyle

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A rounded protuberance at the end of a bone

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Ramus

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A part of a bone that forms an angle with the main body of the bone

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Meatus

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A passageway or short canal running through a bone

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Fossa

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A furrow or shallow depression

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Groove

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A furrow on the surface of the bne

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Fissure

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A groove or narrow cleft-like opening

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Foramen

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A hole or passageway through a bone

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Anatomical position

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A description of any region or part of the body in a specific stance - the body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat, and directed forward and the upper limbs are at the body’s sides with the palms facing forward

Question 30

Supine

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Body is lying face up

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Prone

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Body is lying face down

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Directional terms

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Words used to describe the position of one body relative to another

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Depp

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Away from the surface of the body

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Superficial

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Close to the surface of the body

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Planes

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Imaginary flat surfaces that pass through parts of the body

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Sections

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Cuts along a certain plane

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Frontal (coronal) plane

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Divides the body into front and back portions

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

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Oblique plane

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Passes through a structure or the entire body at an angle

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Sagittal plane

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Divides a structure of body vertically into right or left portions

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Midsagittal plane

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Divides a structure of body vertically into equal right or left portions