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Health Care Test 1

ANATOMY VS PHYSIOLOGY

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Human anatomy The study of the STRUCTURE and SHAPE of the human body
Physiology The study of the FUNCTION of the human body
Anatomical Position THE STARTING POINT. Body erect, feet together, arms hanging at sides, palms facing forwards
PRONE Laying on stomach FACE DOWN
Supine Laying on back FACE UP (Laying on SPINE)
ANTERIOR (ventral) Towards the front of the body
POSTERIOR (dorsal) Towards the back of the body
SUPERIOR (Crainal) Towards head/upper part of body
INFERIOR (Caudal) Towards feet/lower part of body
MEDIAL Towards middle line of the body
LATERAL Away from the middle line, towards the side
PROXIMAL Closer to the trunk or the point where a limb attaches
DISTAL Farther away from the trunk/attachment point
SUPERFICIAL (External) Closer to the surface of the body
DEEP (Internal) Farther away from the surface of the body
EXTENTION Increases the angle between body parts
FLEXION Decreases the angle between body parts
ABDUCTION Movement of a body part AWAY (ABducted) from the body's midline
ADDUCTION Movement of a body part TOWARDS (ADDed) to the body's midline
SUPINATION HAND PALM UPWARDS (Getting a bowl of soup)
NEUTRAL FINGERTPS FACING FORWARD (Robot)
PRONATION HAND PALM FACING DOWNWARDS (Patting a dog)
IPSILATERAL Same side of body
CONTRALADERAL Opposite side of body
SAGITTAL PLANE An imaginary vertical line dividing the body into left and right sections
CORONAL PLANE A vertical line dividing the body into front and back
TRANSVERSE PLANE A horizontal line diving the body into top (Superior) and bottom (Inferior)
Created by: izzy_girard
 

 



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