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What describes anatomical position?
What describes anatomical position?
- The body is lying down.
- The body is erect with arms hanging at the sides. (correct)
- The body is in a fetal position.
- The body is rotated.
What does 'superior' mean?
What does 'superior' mean?
Above; at a higher level (towards the head)
What does 'inferior' mean?
What does 'inferior' mean?
Below; at a lower level
What does 'anterior' refer to?
What does 'anterior' refer to?
What is meant by the term 'posterior'?
What is meant by the term 'posterior'?
What does 'medial' mean?
What does 'medial' mean?
What does 'lateral' refer to?
What does 'lateral' refer to?
What does 'intermediate' mean?
What does 'intermediate' mean?
What does 'proximal' mean?
What does 'proximal' mean?
What does 'distal' refer to?
What does 'distal' refer to?
Define 'superficial'.
Define 'superficial'.
What does 'deep' mean?
What does 'deep' mean?
The shoulders are _______ to the hips.
The shoulders are _______ to the hips.
The feet are _______ to the hips.
The feet are _______ to the hips.
The navel is on the _______ surface of the trunk.
The navel is on the _______ surface of the trunk.
The kidneys are _______ to the small intestines.
The kidneys are _______ to the small intestines.
The heart is _______ to the lungs.
The heart is _______ to the lungs.
Moving _______ from the nose is the eyes.
Moving _______ from the nose is the eyes.
The elbow is _______ to the shoulder and wrist.
The elbow is _______ to the shoulder and wrist.
The thigh is _______ to the foot.
The thigh is _______ to the foot.
Each foot is _______ to each knee.
Each foot is _______ to each knee.
The scalp is _______ to the skull.
The scalp is _______ to the skull.
The brain is _____ compared to the skull which surrounds it.
The brain is _____ compared to the skull which surrounds it.
What is the sagittal plane?
What is the sagittal plane?
What is the midsagittal plane?
What is the midsagittal plane?
What does the frontal (coronal) plane do?
What does the frontal (coronal) plane do?
What is the transverse plane?
What is the transverse plane?
What is 'frontal' in anatomical terms?
What is 'frontal' in anatomical terms?
What does 'orbital/ocular' refer to?
What does 'orbital/ocular' refer to?
What does 'oris' mean?
What does 'oris' mean?
What is meant by 'mentis'?
What is meant by 'mentis'?
What does 'cephalon' refer to?
What does 'cephalon' refer to?
What is 'occipital' in anatomical terms?
What is 'occipital' in anatomical terms?
What does 'nasus' mean?
What does 'nasus' mean?
What does 'cervicis' refer to?
What does 'cervicis' refer to?
What is 'acromion'?
What is 'acromion'?
What does 'thoracic' refer to?
What does 'thoracic' refer to?
What is meant by 'axilla'?
What is meant by 'axilla'?
What does 'mamma' mean?
What does 'mamma' mean?
Define 'brachium'.
Define 'brachium'.
What is 'antecubitis'?
What is 'antecubitis'?
What does 'olecranon' refer to?
What does 'olecranon' refer to?
What is 'antebrachium'?
What is 'antebrachium'?
What does 'carpus' mean?
What does 'carpus' mean?
What is 'palm' in anatomical terminology?
What is 'palm' in anatomical terminology?
What does 'digits (phalanges)' refer to?
What does 'digits (phalanges)' refer to?
Define 'dorsum'.
Define 'dorsum'.
What does 'lumbar' mean?
What does 'lumbar' mean?
What is 'abdomen'?
What is 'abdomen'?
What does 'umbilicus' refer to?
What does 'umbilicus' refer to?
What is 'gluteus'?
What is 'gluteus'?
What does 'sacrum' mean?
What does 'sacrum' mean?
What is 'inguinal'?
What is 'inguinal'?
Define 'pelvis'.
Define 'pelvis'.
What does 'pubis' refer to?
What does 'pubis' refer to?
What is 'femoral'?
What is 'femoral'?
What does 'patellar' mean?
What does 'patellar' mean?
What is 'crural'?
What is 'crural'?
Define 'popliteus'.
Define 'popliteus'.
What does 'sural' mean?
What does 'sural' mean?
What is 'calcaneus'?
What is 'calcaneus'?
What does 'plantar' refer to?
What does 'plantar' refer to?
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Study Notes
Anatomical Position & Terminology
- Anatomical position: Body is erect, arms at sides, palms forward, thumbs pointing away.
- Superior: Refers to a position above or closer to the head.
- Inferior: Indicates a position below or further from the head.
- Anterior: Describes the front side of the body; synonymous with ventral.
- Posterior: Refers to the back side of the body; synonymous with dorsal.
- Medial: Pertains to a position towards the body's midline.
- Lateral: Indicates a position away from the body's midline.
- Intermediate: Refers to a location between two structures.
- Proximal: Describes a position closer to an attached base, e.g., the shoulder to the elbow.
- Distal: Indicates a position further from an attached base, e.g., the fingers relative to the shoulder.
- Superficial: Refers to structures closer to the body surface.
- Deep: Denotes structures further away from the body surface.
Directional Terminology Examples
- Shoulders are superior to hips.
- Feet are inferior to hips.
- Navel is anterior on the trunk.
- Kidneys are posterior to the small intestines.
- Heart is medial to the lungs.
- Eyes move laterally from the nose.
- Elbow is intermediate to shoulder and wrist.
- Thigh is proximal to the foot; each foot is distal to each knee.
- Scalp is superficial to the skull; brain is deep compared to surrounding skull.
Planes of the Body
- Sagittal plane: Divides body into right and left portions.
- Midsagittal plane: Splits body into equal left and right parts along the midline.
- Frontal (coronal) plane: Divides body into anterior and posterior portions.
- Transverse plane: Divides body horizontally into superior and inferior portions.
Anatomical Regions
- Frontal: Refers to the forehead.
- Orbital/Ocular: Pertains to the eye.
- Oris: Refers to the mouth.
- Mentis: Indicates the chin.
- Cephalon: Represents the head.
- Occipital: Refers to the back of the skull.
- Nasus: Pertains to the nose.
- Cervicis: Indicates the neck.
- Acromion: Point of the shoulder.
- Thoracic: Refers to the chest region.
- Axilla: Pertains to the armpit area.
- Mamma: Indicates the breast.
- Brachium: Refers to the arm between shoulder and elbow.
- Antecubitis: Front of the elbow.
- Olecranon: Back of the elbow (point).
- Antebrachium: Indicates the forearm.
- Carpus: Refers to the wrist.
- Digits (phalanges): Pertains to fingers or toes.
- Dorsum: Refers to the back of the body.
- Lumbar: Indicates lower back region between ribs and lower spine.
- Abdomen: Refers to the stomach area.
- Umbilicus: Indicates the navel.
- Gluteus: Refers to the buttocks.
- Sacrum: Area between the hips.
- Inguinal: Pertains to the groin region.
- Pelvis: Refers to the hip region.
- Pubis: Indicates the genital area.
- Femoral: Pertains to the thigh, from hip to knee.
- Patellar: Refers to the kneecap.
- Crural: Indicates the leg, from knee to ankle.
- Popliteus: Refers to the back of the knee.
- Sural: Indicates the calf region.
- Calcaneus: Refers to the heel.
- Plantar: Relates to the bottom of the foot.
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