Terms And Definitions For Body Systems And Positioning

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Anatomy

Back 1

The structure/form of the body - organs, Tissues, Cells

Front 2

Physiology

Back 2

The Function. How the Body Works.

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Homeostasis

Back 3

Same-state. To maintain a stable and relatively constant internal environment

Front 4

Cardiology

Back 4

Study of the heart

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Orbital

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Eye sockets

Front 6

Digital

Back 6

Fingers

Front 7

Mammery

Back 7

Breast/nipple

Front 8

Palmer

Back 8

Palm of hand

Front 9

Pedal

Back 9

Foot

Front 10

Femoral

Back 10

Thigh bone/area

Front 11

Illiac

Back 11

Pelvic bone/area

Front 12

Acromial

Back 12

Collarbone

Front 13

Patellar

Back 13

Knee

Front 14

Crural

Back 14

Leg

Front 15

Calcaneal

Back 15

Achilles heel

Front 16

Phalangeal (digital)

Back 16

Toes

Front 17

Hallux

Back 17

Big toe

Front 18

Pollex

Back 18

Thumb

Front 19

Manus

Back 19

Hands

Front 20

Dorsal/Dorsum

Back 20

Back of Hand/foot/trunk (posterior)

Front 21

Olecranal

Back 21

Elbow

Front 22

Coccygeal

Back 22

Tailbone

Front 23

Perineal

Back 23

Intermediate to legs (taint)

Front 24

Otic

Back 24

Ears

Front 25

Othalmic

Back 25

Eyes

Front 26

Frontal

Back 26

Forehead

Front 27

Epigastric

Back 27

Above(epi) the belly(gastric)

Front 28

Hypogastric

Back 28

Bellow(hypo) the belly

Front 29

Umbilical/Navel

Back 29

Surrounding the bellybutton

Front 30

Chondral

Back 30

Cartilage

Front 31

The anatomical position

Back 31

Body is extended

Feet apart, directed straight ahead

Arms to the side

Head/eyes forward

Palms forward, thumbs distal to fingers

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Supine

Back 32

Lying down with anterior to the sky

Front 33

Prone

Back 33

Lying down, posterior to the sky

Front 34

Frontal plane

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Divides body into anterior and posterior

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Sagittal plane

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Splits the body vertically from Left and Right

Front 36

Transversal plane

Back 36

Lies horizontally, splitting the body into Superior and inferior sections

Front 37

Diagonal transversal plane

Back 37

Splits into two diagonal sections

Front 38

Cranial cavity

Back 38

The skull

Front 39

Vertebral cavity

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The spine

Front 40

Thoracic cavity

Back 40

The chest

Front 41

Diaphragm

Back 41

Intermediate to the Thoracic(superior) and Abdominal(inferior) cavities

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Superior

Back 42

Higher positioning

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Abdominal cavity

Back 43

Superior to the pelvic cavity- houses internal organs related to the digestive system

Front 44

Pelvic cavity

Back 44

Inferior to the abdominals cavity -

Houses organs involving the urinary system

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Abdominopelvic Quadrants

Back 45

Upper left quadrant, Upper right quadrant, Lower left quadrant, Lower right quadrant

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Abdominopelvic Regions

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Abdominopelvic cavity divided into 9 regions

Right Hypochondriac region

Epigastric region

Left Hypochondriac region

Right Lumbar region

Umbilical region

Left Lumber region

Right illiac(inguinal) region

Hypogastric(pubic) region

Left illiac(inguinal) region

Front 47

Flexion

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“Pulling” the muscle towards the centre of the body

Front 48

Extension

Back 48

“Pushing” the muscle away from the centre of the body

Front 49

Hyper extension

Back 49

Extending past the anatomical position

Front 50

Adduction

Back 50

“Adding” to the centre of the body

Front 51

Abduction

Back 51

Taking away from the centre of the body

Front 52

Rotation

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Twisting motion I.e turning head/waste

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Inferior

Back 53

Lower positioning

Front 54

Circumduction

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Circling movement, I.e. circling arms

Front 55

Opposition

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Movement of the thumb

Front 56

Eversion

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E.g. dorsal of feet facing inwards, towards eachother

Front 57

Inversion

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E.g. dorsal of feet facing away from eachother

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Supination

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Leaning outward e.g. foot rolling outwards

Front 59

Pronation

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Leaning inwards e.g. foot rolling inwards

Front 60

Anterior

Back 60

Towards/at the front of the body

Front 61

Posterior

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Towards/at the back of the body

Front 62

Medial

Back 62

Towards the midline of the body

Front 63

Lateral

Back 63

Away from the midline of the body

Front 64

Intermediate

Back 64

Between two structures/section

Front 65

Superficial

Back 65

Towards/at the surface of the body

Front 66

Deep

Back 66

Away from the surface of the body

Front 67

Rotation

Back 67

Twisting motion I.e turning head/waste

Front 68

Elevation

Back 68

Lifting up e.g. shoulders rising

Front 69

Cervical

Back 69

Throat

Front 70

Nasal

Back 70

Nose/nostrils

Front 71

Buccal

Back 71

Cheeks

Front 72

Axillary

Back 72

Underarm/armpits

Front 73

Sacral

Back 73

Flat triangular shaped bone superior to the tailbone

Front 74

Scapular

Back 74

Shoulder blades

Front 75

Brachial

Back 75

Biceps/upper arm

Front 76

Antebrachial

Back 76

Forearm

Front 77

Scapular

Back 77

Shoulder blades

Front 78

Brachial

Back 78

Biceps/upper arm

Front 79

Antebrachial

Back 79

Forearm

Front 80

Gluteal

Back 80

Butt

Front 81

Scapular

Back 81

Shoulder blades

Front 82

Brachial

Back 82

Biceps/upper arm

Front 83

Antebrachial

Back 83

Forearm

Front 84

Gluteal

Back 84

Butt

Front 85

Tarsel

Back 85

Ankle

Front 86

Scapular

Back 86

Shoulder blades

Front 87

Brachial

Back 87

Biceps/upper arm

Front 88

Antebrachial

Back 88

Forearm

Front 89

Gluteal

Back 89

Butt

Front 90

Tarsel

Back 90

Ankle

Front 91

Carpel

Back 91

Wrist

Front 92

Scapular

Back 92

Shoulder blades

Front 93

Brachial

Back 93

Biceps/upper arm

Front 94

Antebrachial

Back 94

Forearm

Front 95

Gluteal

Back 95

Butt

Front 96

Tarsel

Back 96

Ankle

Front 97

Carpel

Back 97

Wrist

Front 98

Popliteal

Back 98

Behind the knee

Front 99

Cranial/cephalic

Back 99

Head

Front 100

Sural

Back 100

Calf