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Anantomy Quiz 1-Terms

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122925934anatomical postionbody standing position, toes pointed forward, arms at the side with palms pointed foward and the face direted towards the observer
122925935medianmidline, in the middle
122925936medialcloser to the midline, toward the body's longitudinal axis
122925937lateralfurther fromt he midline, away fromt he body's longitudinal axis
122925938anteriortoward the front
122925939posteriortoward the back
122925940ventraltoward the front
122925941dorsaltoward the back
122925942retrotoward the back
122925943superficialcloser to the surface
122925944intermediatebetween two other surfaces
122925945deepfurther from the surface
122925946externaltoward the surface
122925947internaltoward the inside
122925948superiorcloser to the head, upper
122925949inferiorcloser to the feet, lower
122925950cephalictoward the head
122925951rostraltoward the head (specifically the nose)
122925952cranialcloser to the head
122925953caudaltoward the tail
122925954proximalpart of an appendage closer to the trunk, toward an attached base
122925955distalpart of an appendage further away from the trunk, away from an attached base
122925956unilateraloccurring on one side
122925957bilateraloccurring on both sides
122925958ipsilateraloccurring on the same side
122925959contralateraloccurring on the opposite side
122925960supinelying face up, on the back
122925961pronelying face down, on the anterior surface of the body
122925962flexionbending, decreasing the angle of a joint
122925963lateral flexionbending to one side
122925964extensionstraighteing, increasing the angle of a joint
122925965dorsiflexionbringin the dorsum of the foot toward the anterior surface of the leg
122925966plantarflexionmoving the sorsum of the foot away from the anterior surface of the leg (pointing the foot)
122925967hyperextensionextension beyond normal
122925968adductionmovement toward the midline
122925969abductionmovement awa from the midline
122925970supinationrotation of the forearm and hand to face anteriorly
122925971pronationrotation of the forearm and hand to face posteriorly
122925972oppositionbring the tips of the fingers and thumb together
122925973repositionreturn of thumb to anatomical position
122925974protractionforward movement
122925975retractionbackward movement
122925976inversionturing the sole of the foot inward, toward the midline of the body
122925977eversionturing the sole of the foot outward
122925978elevationraising up or superior movement
122925979depressionlowering down or inferior movement
122925980rotationmovement of the part around it's longitudional axis
122925981medial rotationanterior surface turing toward midline
122925982lateral rotationanterior surface turing away form midline
122925983circumductiona combination of abduction, adduction, flexion, and extension in which the limb moves in a circular manner, cicumscribing a cone
122925984axialtoward the central axis of the organism or the extremity
122925985visceralpertaining to the organs with the body's cavities
122925986parietalpertaining to the wall of body cavity
122925987anteversiontipped forwad position
122925988retroversiontipped backward postion
122925989anteflexionbent forward postion
122925990retroflexionbent backward postion
122925991median AKAmedian sagittal mid-sagittal
122925992median/median sagittal/mid-sagittala vertical plane in the midline of the body running from front to back, separatin it into equal right and left halves (runs along the long axis of the body)
122925993sagittal AKAparasagittal
122925994sagittal/parasagittala vertical plane that is parallet tot he median plane (not in the midline)
122925995frontal AKAcoronal
122925996frontal/coronala vertical plane that separates the anterior (front) from the posterior (back)-runs along the long axis of the body and extends side to side
122925997transverse AKAaxial horizontal
122925998transverse/axial/horizontala cross-section of the body, separating it into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts (at a right angle to the long axis of the body)
122925999belly buttonumbilical
122926000pelvispelvic
122926001groininguinal
122926002pubispubic
122926003femur/thighfemoral
122926004top of footdorsum of foot
122926005footpedal
122926006big toehallux
122926007digitsphalanges
122926008toesphalangeal
122926009kneecappatellar
122926010ankletarsal
122926011legcrural
122926012buttgluteal
122926013back of kneepopliteal
122926014calfsural
122926015heel of footcalcaneal
122926016sole of footplantar

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