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What is the anatomical position used for?
What is the anatomical position used for?
- To identify muscle strength
- To measure body temperature
- To assess cardiovascular health
- To describe body positions and movements (correct)
In which plane is the body divided into right and left halves?
In which plane is the body divided into right and left halves?
- Frontal Plane
- Sagittal Plane (correct)
- Coronal Plane
- Transverse Plane
What type of movement occurs in the transverse plane?
What type of movement occurs in the transverse plane?
- Medial to lateral movement
- Upward and downward movement
- Anterior to posterior movement
- Rotation around a stationary axis (correct)
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?
Which term describes the line about which a body part moves?
Which term describes the line about which a body part moves?
What occurs when the body moves from medial to lateral?
What occurs when the body moves from medial to lateral?
Which plane and axis combination is correctly described?
Which plane and axis combination is correctly described?
What defines the midsagittal plane specifically?
What defines the midsagittal plane specifically?
Which of the following movements is NOT characteristic of the frontal plane?
Which of the following movements is NOT characteristic of the frontal plane?
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Anatomic Position
Anatomic Position
The standard reference position for describing body parts and movements.
Sagittal Plane
Sagittal Plane
Divides the body into right and left halves. Movement occurs front-to-back or back-to-front.
Midsagittal Plane
Midsagittal Plane
A sagittal plane that divides the body exactly in half.
Frontal/Coronal Plane
Frontal/Coronal Plane
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Transverse/Horizontal Plane
Transverse/Horizontal Plane
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Body Planes
Body Planes
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Axes
Axes
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Body System Terminology
Body System Terminology
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Location Terminology
Location Terminology
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Study Notes
Body Systems Terminology
- Anatomic position: Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms forward, fingers extended. This is the standard reference position for describing body positions and movements.
- Anterior (ventral): Front of the body
- Posterior (dorsal): Back of the body
- Medial: Closer to the midline of the body
- Lateral: Further away from the midline of the body
- Superior: Above
- Inferior: Below
- Proximal: Closer to the point of attachment or origin
- Distal: Further from the point of attachment or origin
- Superficial: Closer to the surface of the body
- Deep: Further from the surface of the body
Body Planes and Axes
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Planes: Imaginary flat surfaces used to describe body motion.
- Sagittal plane: Divides the body into right and left halves. Midsagittal plane divides the body into equal halves.
- Frontal (coronal) plane: Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) halves.
- Transverse (horizontal) plane: Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) halves.
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Axes: Imaginary lines around which body parts rotate.
- Sagittal axis: Runs medial-lateral
- Frontal (coronal) axis: Runs anterior-posterior
- Vertical (superoinferior) axis: Runs superior-inferior
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