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anatomical position

body erect, face forward, palms forward, feet together

supine vs prone

laying up vs laying down

anterior vs posterior

front vs back

superior vs inferior

top vs bottom

medial vs lateral

towards center vs away from center

proximal vs distal

towards center, away from center

superficial vs deep

at the top, deep inside

sagittal vs coronal vs transverse

sagittal: separates L&R



transverse: top & bottom




coronal: front and back

differentiate b/w axial vs appendicular skeleton

axial


*skull


*vertebral column


*thorax




appendicular


*pectoral girdle


*upper limb


*pelvic girdle


*lower limb

define flexion, extension, hyperextension (what plane does this occur in?)

flexion: anterior surfaces of joining bones coming together




extension: anatomical position




hyperextension: more!!




sagittal plane

define abduction/adduction (what plane?)

frontal/coronal plane




abduction: away from midline




adduction: towards midline

define medial/lateral rotation

occurs in transverse/horizontal plane




medial: anterior surface of bone rotates inward




lateral rotation: outward

what is circumduction

flex, abduction, extension, adduction

differentiate pronation vs supination

pronate: palm up




supinate: palm down

differentiate inversion & eversion

invert: medial




evert: lateral

differentiate protraction vs retraction

protract: movement of body anterior in transverse plane (jaw forward)




retract: returning to anatomical position

differentiate elevation & depression

elevate: superior movement




depression: inferior movement

process

prominence/projection of bone


t

tubercle

small rounded elevation

tuberosity (trochanter)

large rounded elevation

condyle

rounded articular prominence on a bone

epicondyle

elevation situated upon a condyle

line

narrow ridge

crest

prominent ridge

spine

pointed process

ala

wing-like projection

lamina

thin plate

facet

small smooth area often covered with articular cartilage

head

rounded articular projection

fossa

wide depression

fovea

cuplike/ small depression

groove

fissure

foramen

hole

meatus

narrow passage/canal

sinus

opening

fissure

a narrow slit

sulcus

furrow

differentiate deltoid, trapezius, rhomboid, gracilis, platys, piriformis, orbicularis, serratus

deltoid: triangle




trapezius: trapezoid




rhomboid: rhomboid




gracilis: slender




platys: flat




piriformis: pear-shaped




orbicularis: circle




serratus: serrated (saw like)

differentiate b/w oblique, transverse, rectus

oblique: oblique




transverse: extending across something




rectus: parallell / straight

differentiate b/w biceps, triceps, quadriceps

bi: 2




tri: 3




quad: 4

maximus

largest


minimus

smallest



longus

long

brevis

short

latissimus

widest

longissimus

longest

magnus

large

major

larger

minor

smaller

vastus

huge/great