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41 Cards in this Set
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Planum sagittalis |
Sagittal plane
Any vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions
It goes through front and back |
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Planum medianus/midsagittalis |
Median/midsagittal plane
The sagittal plane that runs directly through the middle of the body, diving us into equal left and right halves |
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How many sagittal planes exist? |
An infinite number |
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How many midsagittal planes exist? |
Only one |
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Planum frontalis/coronalis |
Frontal/coronal plane
A vertical plane that cuts the body into front and back parts |
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How many frontal planes are there? |
An infinite number |
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A frontal plane through the tip of the nose will miss all body parts except |
The feet |
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What does it mean when a plane longitudnally cuts through a structure? |
That it cuts through it lengthwise
Ex. The sagittal plane through the abdomen |
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What does it mean when a plane transversely cuts through a structure? |
That it runs through it crosswise
Ex. The frontal plane through the feet |
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Planum transversus |
Transverse plane
The horizontal plane that seperates the body into superior and inferior portions |
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How many transverse planes exist? |
An infinite number |
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Medialis |
Medial
Closer to the median plane |
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Lateralis |
Lateral
Further from the median plane |
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Anterior |
Anterior
Closer to the front of the body |
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Posterior |
Posterior
Closer to the back of the body |
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Superior |
Superior
Closer to the top of the head |
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Inferior |
Inferior
Farther from the top of the head |
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Proximalis |
Proximal
Closer to a reference point
The reference point is usually where the limb attaches to the trunk |
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Distalis |
Distal
Further from a reference point
The reference point is usually where the limb attaches to the trunk |
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superficialis, externus |
Superficial/external
Relatively closer to the outer (surface) of the body |
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profundus, internus |
Deep/internal
Relatively closer to the center of the body |
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dorsalis |
Dorsal
Relatively closer to the back |
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ventralis |
Ventral
Relatively closer to the belly |
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palmaris |
Palmar
Relatively closer to the anterior part of the hand (palm) |
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plantaris |
Plantar
Relatively closer to the sole of the foot
Synonymous with inferior |
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medius |
Middle
Between: -superior/inferior -anterior/posterior -proximal/distal -superficial/deep |
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intermedius |
Intermediate
Between medial and lateral |
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radialis |
Radial
Relatively closer to the lateral aspect of the superior limb (thumb) |
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ulnaris |
Ulnar
Relatively closer to the medial aspect of the superior limb (little finger) |
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tibialis |
Tibial
Closer to the medial side of the inferior limb (big toe) |
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fibularis |
Fibular
Closer to the lateral aspect of the inferior limb (little toe) |
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longitudinalis |
Longitudinal
Parallel to the long axis of an elongated structure
Cannot be applied to spherical structures |
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transversus |
Transverse
Perpendicular to the long axis of an elongated structure |
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ipsilateralalis |
Ipsilateral
Strutures on the same side of the body (left superior limb and left inferior limb) |
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contralateralis |
Contralateral
Structures on opposite sides of the body |
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dexter |
RIght |
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sinister |
Left |
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centralis |
Center |
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peripheralis |
Peripheral
Away from the center |
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verticalis |
Vertical |
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horizontalis |
Horizontal |
