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62 Cards in this Set
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Anatomical Position |
- Person standing upright - Feet apart, directed straight ahead - Arms to the side, elbows extended - Palms forward and thumbs to the side - Head and eyes forward |
Standing upright Straight ahead |
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Superior (Cephalad) |
Higher, towards the top |
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Inferior (Caudad) |
Lower, towards the feet |
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Anterior (Ventral) |
Towards / Front of the body |
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Posterior (dorsal) |
Back of the body |
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Medial |
Towards the midline of the body on the inner side |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline, on the outer sides of the body |
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Intermediate |
Between 2 structures |
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Proximal |
Closer to the origin of the body / point of attachment |
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Distal |
Further away from the point of attachment |
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Superficial |
Towards the surface of the body |
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Deep (internal) |
Away from the surface |
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Prone |
Anterior side of the body facing the floor |
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Supine |
Anterior side of the body facing the roof |
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Median |
Middle line |
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Cephalic |
Head and neck |
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Cervical |
Anterior of neck |
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Thoracic |
Peck/ torso |
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Abdominal |
Stomach / abdomen |
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Pelvic |
Reproductive organs |
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Pubic |
Genitals |
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Acrominal |
Shoulder/ Clavicle |
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Deltoid |
Posterior shoulder |
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Antecubital |
Anterior elbow joint |
Elbow |
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Olecranial |
Posterior elbow |
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Brachial |
Bicep |
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Carpal |
Wrist |
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Digital |
Fingers |
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Cervical |
Neck |
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Vertebral |
Spine |
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Lumbar |
Lower back |
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Sacral |
Above the buttock |
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Femoral |
Anterior and posterior thigh |
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Patella |
Anterior knee |
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Popiteal |
Posterior knee |
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Tarsal |
Toes |
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Calcaneal |
Heel of foot |
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Plantar (pedal) |
Upside of foot |
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Gluteal |
Buttock |
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Cranial cavity consist of.. |
Skull |
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Spinal cavity consists of.. |
Also known as the Vertebral cavity - spine |
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Thoracic Cavity consists of.. |
Superior (lungs, heart, thymus, trachea, esophagus) |
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Abdominal cavity consist of.. |
Abdominal- Medial area of the body, inferior to the thoracic |
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Retroperitoneal cavity consist of.. |
4 organs between the spine and posterior abdominal cavity ( kidneys, pancreas, aorta, inferior vena cava) |
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Pelvic cavity consist of... |
Reproductive organs and genitals |
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The Midsagittal Line |
Divides the body into Left and Right (centre of the forehead go between the legs vertically) |
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The Mid-axillary Line |
End of the collarbone towards shoulder tip - vertical line down |
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Anterior (frontal) Axillary Line |
A vertical line on the anterior of torso , down side of peck |
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Midclavicular Line |
The point of the neck that connects to the shoulder, then vertically down |
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Midsagittal Plan |
Divides the body into Left and Right , through the midline of the body anterior only |
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Frontal (Coronal) Plane |
Divides the body into anterior and posterior |
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Sagittal Plane |
Divides the body into Left and Right (runs top to bottom, back to front) |
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Transverse (Horizontal/ Cross) |
Divides the body at the umbilical into superior and inferior portions |
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Describe Adduction |
Moving a limb towards the midline |
Towards |
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Describe Abduction |
Moving a limb away from the midline |
Away |
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Describe flexion |
Decrease the angle of a joint. Usually 2 surfaces coming together |
Decrease / come together |
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Describe Extension |
Increase the angle of the joint. Usually 2 surfaces moving away |
Increase/ straighten |
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Describe Rotation |
Turning a bone on its own axis. Pivoting a bone on a joint |
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Describe Opposition |
Complex movement of the thumb. Thumb and forefinger |
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Describe Pronation |
Rotating in/down. Movement of forearm from anatomical position to palm down |
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Describe Supination |
Turning backwards. Palm up / anatomical position |
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Desribe Circumduction |
Consists of a combination of all movements. Moving limb to make a cone shape |
Cone |
