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Anatomy One
Anatomical positions and directional terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomical Position: | Erect, feet on floor, facing observer with palms facing observer |
| Biopsy: | Tissue Sample |
| Malignant: | A tumor that has spread or metastasized |
| Supine | Laying down, facing ceiling |
| Prone: | Laying down, facing floor |
| Front: | Anterior |
| Another word for front: | Ventral |
| Back: | Posterior |
| Another word for back: | Dorsal |
| Superior: (Another word) | Closer to the head (or cephalic) |
| Inferior: (Another word) | Closer to the legs; Caudal |
| Palpate: | To feel something |
| Axial Regions: | Lie on axis |
| Examples of axial regions: | Skull, rip cage, spine |
| Appendage | Appendicular region, attached to axis |
| Proximal: | Nearer to attachment to body |
| Distal: | Farther from attachment to body |
| Medial (example) | nearer to the midline. The ulna is medial to the radius |
| What is the midline? | Imaginary line dividing body in two equal parts |
| Lateral: (example) | Farther from the midline The lungs are lateral to the heart |
| Intermediate: (example) | Between two structures The transverse colon is intermediate between the ascending colon and descending colon |
| Ipsilateral: (example) | On the same side of body as another structure The gallbladder and ascending colon are ipsilateral |
| conralateral (example) | On the opposite side of the body as another structure The ascending colon and descending colon are contralateral |
| Superficial: (Example) | Toward or on the surface of the body The ribs are superficial to the lungs |
| Deep (Give an Example) | Away from the surface of the body The ribs are deep to the skin of the chest and back |
| ANTERIOR POSITION | ANTERIOR POSITION |
| Cervical | Neck |
| What separates the superior thorax from inferior abdomen? | Diaphram |
| Pelvis: | Abdominal pelvic cavity |
| Perineum | Region b/w genital area and anus |
| DORSAL VIEW | DORSAL VIEW |
| TRUNK: | Under cervical to pelvis |
| Sacral: | Between hips |
| Lumbar: | loin, lower back |
| Thoracic Cavity: What organ does it exclude? Pleural: MediaStinum: | the chest cavity (excludes the lung): Pleura: Thin membrane that covers the lung Mediastinum: Median portion of the thoracic cavity covered by the pleura. |
| Cervical: | Neck, from the back |
| What does the prefix ante refer to? | fore or front |
| What is the pectiral girdle? | The shoulder girdle, which connects the upper limb shoulder to the body. |
| What is the axillary? | The axilla, which is the armpit |
| Brachial: | Arm, from elbow to shoulder girdle |
| What is the scientific name of the region infront of the elbow? | antecubital |
| What is the antebrachium? | forearm, from antecubital to hand |
| What are the carpals? What is this area? | A series of eight bones which are lined in two rows of four each; this defines the wrist area |
| What is the back of the hand called? | Dorsum |
| What is the hand pullex? | The thumb |
| Meta carpals: | Bones closest ot the attachment ot the wrist |
| Proximal Philangees: | Nearest to the meta carpals, when going toward the nail |
| Distal philangees: | Digits |
| What is the scientific name of the little finger? | Digiti minime |
| What is the scientific name of the index finger? | anular finger |
| Back of elbow: | Olacranon |
| How many bones are in the hand? | 27 |
| Hollow behind knee is called: | Popliteal |
| What is the groin called? | inguinal |
| What is the joint that connects the leg to abdomen? | Pelvic girdle |
| What is the femeral region? | Lower extremity |
| How will you remember what the femeral region refers to? | The femur, the largest bone in the human body is in the theigh, which is the lower extremity |
| What is the knee cap called? | Petellar |
| What is the leg called? | Crural |
| What is the ankle called | Tarsal |
| What is unique about the thumb and the toe? | It has one less bone than the other fingers and toes |
| What are the meta carpuls of the foot? | Meta tarsals |
| What is the big toe called? | Hallux |
| Meidastinum: | The middle of the thoracic cavity covered by pleura |
| Ear region: | Otic |
| Nose region: | Nasal |
| Upper teeth | Maximallary teeth |
| eye region: | Orbital |
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