Basic Anatomy Introduction

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What is the direction of the palm of the hand during forearm pronation?

Posteriorly (correct)
Anteriorly
Laterally
Medially

What movement results in the sole of the foot facing in a medial direction?

Flexion
Extension
Eversion
Inversion (correct)

What is the combination of abduction, medial rotation, and flexion?

Retraction
Protraction
Opposition (correct)
Circumduction

What is the movement of the jaw at the temporomandibular joints when it moves forward?

Protraction (C) Signup and view all the answers

In the anatomical position, what is the direction of the eyes?

Forward (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the movement of the forearm from the pronated position to the palm facing anteriorly?

Supination (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the combination of movements in the sequence of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction?

Circumduction (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the sole of the foot during eversion?

Laterally (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the science of the structure and function of the body?

Anatomy (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the position of the legs in the anatomical position?

Together with feet directed forward (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the anatomical position, what is the direction of the feet?

Directed forward (A) Signup and view all the answers

A structure situated closer to the midline of the body is said to be?

Medial (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves?

Sagittal plane (A) Signup and view all the answers

A structure situated farther away from the midline of the body is said to be?

Lateral (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for planes situated to one or the other side of the median plane and parallel to it?

Paramedian planes (D) Signup and view all the answers

In the anatomical position, what is the direction of the palms of the hands?

Anteriorly (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following movements results in the palm of the hand facing posteriorly?

Pronation (B) Signup and view all the answers

In relation to the anatomical position, what is the direction of the body parts located closer to the midline?

Medial (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the movement of a body part towards the midline?

Adduction (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following anatomical planes divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?

Sagittal plane (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which term denotes a structure's relative distance from the center of an organ or cavity?

Internal (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for structures located on the same side of the body?

Ipsilateral (A) Signup and view all the answers

In which position is the body lying on its back?

Supine (A) Signup and view all the answers

What terms describe the relative levels of structures with reference to the upper and lower ends of the body?

Superior and inferior (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which directional term describes a structure that is located above another structure?

Superior (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Coronal Planes in the human body?

Dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts (D) Signup and view all the answers

In describing the hand, what terms are used instead of anterior and posterior?

Palmar and dorsal surfaces (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which direction is a structure said to be in relation to another structure if it is closer to the front of the body?

Anterior (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between two structures if one is said to be proximal to the other?

One is closer to the root of the limb (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Horizontal or Transverse Planes in the human body?

Dividing the body into superior and inferior parts (D) Signup and view all the answers

Pronation

Movement of the forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly.

Supination

Movement of the forearm so that the palm faces anteriorly.