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Anatomical position consists of?
Body erect
Face pointed forward
Upper limbs at sides with palms facing forward
Lower Limbs are parallel to each other
Feet pointed forward
Divides the body into equal right
and left halves.
Median Plane
Any plane that lies parallel
to the median plane and divides the body into unequal right and left halves.
Sagittal Plane
A vertical plane dividing
the body into an anterior (front) and posterior (back) section.
Frontal (coronal)
Divides the body into a
superior and inferior section.
Horizontal
(transverse, transaxial, cross-section)
Orbital Cavity.
Eye
Synovial Cavity?
In a joint between neck vertabrae
Around the cavity is the Fibrous capsule.
Body cavities that contain organs have?
Serous membranes
Parietal Serous
Lines the cavity
Visceral Serous
Covers the organ
Anterior
Front of the body
Posterior
Back of the body
Superficial
Refering to structures superior or above
Ex
: Skin is superficial to skeletal muscle.
Ex
: Scalp is superficial to the skull.
Used when referring to
structures beneath other structure(s)
Deep
Ex
: Skeletal muscles are deep to the skin
Ex
: Skull is deep to the Scalp
Used to describe the surfaces of the hand and foot
Dorsum
Ex: back of hand (posterior)
Anterior surface of the hand?
Palmar
Ex: Anterior of hand (anatomical position)
Sole of the foot?
Plantar
Refers to both the right and left sides
Bilateral
Occurring only on one side of the body
Unilateral
Found on the same side of the body
Ipsilateral
Structures occurring on opposite sides of the body
Contralateral
A _____ is where two bones meet, and a muscle or tendon crosses that _____.
Joint
Decreases the angle between two bones
Flexion
Increases the angle between two bones
Extension
Decreases the angle between the foot and leg
Dorsiflexion
Standing on your toes
Plantarflexion
Moving away from the median plane
Abduction
Moving back toward the median plane
Adduction
Palm of the hand faces posterior
Pronation
Palm of hand faces anterior as in anatomical position
Supination
Elevation of the lateral edge of the foot
Eversion
Elevation of the medial edge of the foot
Inversion
Describing a 360-degree movement – ball and socket joints
Circumduction
Turning the anterior surface of the limb toward the midline of the body
Medial rotation
Turning the anterior surface of the limb away from the midline of the body
Lateral rotation
Moves a part of the body superiorly
Elevation
Moves a part of the body inferiorly
Depression
The touching of the thumb to
the terminal pads of the fingers.
Allows us to grasp objects and hold them securely
Opposition
Author
Cuyler
ID
101482
Card Set
Anatomy
Description
Quiz #1
Updated
2011-09-14T20:09:28Z
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