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arch 373 lect 1 term
terminology from lecture 1 arc h373
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sagittal plane | vertical division of the body into right and left portions (mid sagittal |
| parasagittal | sagittal section that is divided into two left and right parts |
| coronal (frontal) plane | (aka frontal plane); separates body from front and back. (Ventral or anterior = front half and dorsal or posterior = back half) |
| transverse (horizontal) plane | horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions |
| superior direction | towards the head |
| inferior direction | towards the feet |
| anterior | toward the front plane of the body (biped) near the head end (quadruped) |
| posterior | or toward the spine in primates at or near the hind end in quadrupeds |
| medial | toward the midline of the body |
| lateral | away from the midline |
| proximal | closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| distal | situated farthest from point of attachment or origin |
| external | outward features |
| internal | located inward |
| endocranial | inner surface of the cranial vault |
| ectocranial | outer surface of the cranial vault |
| palmar | palm side of the hand |
| plantar | Sole of foot |
| dorsal | top of the foot or back of the hand |
| flexion | Bending or Decreasing the angle between bones |
| extension | increasing the angle between bones |
| abduction | moving of a body part away from the saggital plane |
| adduction | moving of a body part towards the saggital plane |
| circumduction | a circular movement of a limb/ combination of flexion extension abduction adduction |
| rotation | one part turns on an axis |
| opposition | parts are brought together |
| pronation | rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward (anterior to posterior) |
| supination | rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward |
| dorsiflexion | foot flexion away from the ground |
| plantarflexion | extension of the foot so that the toes point downward |
| eversion | turning the sole outward or face away from midline |
| inversion | turning sole inward or face towards midline |
| process | bony prominence |
| eminence | bony projection |
| spine | longer thinner sharper process |
| tuberosity | large rugose (roughened) eminence |
| tubercle | small rugose eminence |
| trochanter | on femur two large rugose processes |
| malleolus | rounded protuberance (ankle joint) |
| articulation | bones contact and form a joint |
| condyle | rounded articular process |
| epicondyle | non-articular projection beside condyle |
| head | large rounded end (for articulation) |
| shaft (diaphysis) | long straight section between the two ends of a bone |
| epiphysis | ends of long bones (expanded) |
| neck | section between the head and the shaft of a bone |
| torus | bony thickening |
| ridge | linear bony elevation (roughened) |
| crest | prominent usually sharp and thin ridge |
| line | raised linear surface |
| hamulus | hook shaped projection |
| facet | small articular surface |
| fossa | depressed area broad and shallow |
| fovea | pitlike depressed area |
| groove | long pit or furrow |
| sulcus | long wide groove |
| fontanelle | space between cranial bones |
| suture | cranial bones joint |
| foramen | opening through a bone |
| canal | tunnel like extened foramen |
| meatus | short canal |
| sinus | cavity within a cranial bone |
| alveolus | tooth socket |
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