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14 Cards in this Set
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What is the essence of the musculoskeletal system? |
Movement |
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Who is referred to as the father of modern medicine? |
Hippocrates |
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Anatomy at the macroscopic level, seen with the naked eye. Topographical. |
Gross Anatomy |
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Anatomy of structures under the skin. Muscles, bones, joints. |
Surface Anatomy |
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This plane separates the right and left parts of the body. |
Sagittal plane |
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This plane separates the top and bottom / upper and lower parts of the body. |
Transverse plane (horizontal) |
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This plane separates the body into front and back parts (ventral and dorsal) |
Coronal plane |
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This plane passes through any part of the body diagonally. |
Oblique Plane |
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Describe the Sagittal Plane when located anywhere other than the midline |
Parasagittal |
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Describe the Sagittal plane when splitting directly down the centre of the body |
Mid-Sagittal Plane |
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A point around which something rotates |
axis |
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This axis runs up and down the body |
Longitudinal |
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This axis runs side to side in the body |
Transverse axis |
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This axis runs front to back |
Anterior-Posterior axis |
