16 Questions
What does the term 'ipsilateral' refer to?
The same side of the body
What is the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body in the coronal plane?
Abduction
What is the term for a site where two or more bones come together?
Joint
What does the term 'inferior' refer to?
A lower level with reference to the lower end of the body
What is the movement of a part of the body around its long axis?
Rotation
What is the position of the body when lying on the back?
Supine position
What is the movement that takes place in a sagittal plane?
Flexion
What does the term 'contralateral' refer to?
Opposite sides of the body
What is the position of the body in anatomical descriptions?
Standing erect with the upper limbs by the sides and the face and palms of the hands directed forward
What is the median sagittal plane?
A vertical plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
What is the term for a structure situated nearer to the median plane of the body than another?
Medial
What are the terms used to describe the front and back of the body?
Anterior and posterior
What are the terms used to describe the relative distances from the roots of the limbs?
Proximal and distal
What is the term for a vertical plane at right angles to the median plane?
Coronal plane
What are the terms used to describe the surfaces of the hand?
Palmar and dorsal
What is the term for a plane that is at right angles to both the median and coronal planes?
Transverse plane
Study Notes
Descriptive Anatomic Terms
- Anatomy is the science of the structure and function of the body.
- Clinical anatomy is the study of the macroscopic structure and function of the body as it relates to the practice of medicine and other health sciences.
Terms Related to Position
- Descriptions of the human body are based on the anatomic position, with the person standing erect, with upper limbs by the sides and face and palms of the hands directed forward.
- The median sagittal plane is a vertical plane passing through the center of the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves.
- Paramedian planes are planes situated to one side of the median plane and parallel to it.
- A structure situated nearer to the median plane than another is said to be medial to the other.
- A structure that lies farther away from the median plane than another is said to be lateral to the other.
- Coronal planes are imaginary vertical planes at right angles to the median plane.
- Horizontal or transverse planes are at right angles to both the median and coronal planes.
- The terms anterior and posterior are used to indicate the front and back of the body, respectively.
- The terms palmar and dorsal surfaces are used in place of anterior and posterior in describing the hand.
- The terms plantar and dorsal surfaces are used instead of lower and upper surfaces in describing the foot.
Terms Related to Movement
- A site where two or more bones come together is known as a joint.
- Flexion is a movement that takes place in a sagittal plane, approximating the anterior surface of one part to the anterior surface of another.
- Extension means straightening the joint and usually takes place in a posterior direction.
- Lateral flexion is a movement of the trunk in the coronal plane.
- Abduction is a movement of a limb away from the midline of the body in the coronal plane.
- Adduction is a movement of a limb toward the body in the coronal plane.
- Rotation is the term applied to the movement of a part of the body around its long axis.
Introduction to human anatomy, covering the study of the body's structure and function, and its relation to medicine and health sciences.
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