Anatomy in Action - Body Positions and Terminology

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering anatomical planes, directions, body movements, and abdominal quadrants based on the lecture notes.

__________ is a basic position that patients stand in when being observed by doctors.

Anatomic Position

The plane that splits the body right in half between the eyes is known as the __________.

Sagittal Plane

The __________ plane runs straight down the body in vertical lines without having to be split directly in half.

Mid-Sagittal Plane

A vertical line that separates the front of the body from the back right over the hip bone is the __________.

Frontal Plane

The __________ plane splits the upper half of the body from the bottom at the hip area.

Transverse Plane

In anatomical terms, __________ means higher on the body or closer to the head.

Superior

In anatomical terms, __________ means lower on the body or closer to the feet.

Inferior

Near the front of the body (stomach) is described as __________, while closer to the back of the body (back) is described as posterior.

Anterior

The term __________ refers to being closer to the mid-line, whereas lateral refers to being further from the midline.

Medial

__________ is closer to the root of the limb, while distal is further from the limb.

Proximal

A wound that is close to the bone is deep, while a bone closer to the skin is simply __________.

Superficial

The __________ side refers to the side of the stomach, whereas the dorsal side refers to the side of the back.

Ventral

Lying flat on your back is called __________, while lying flat on your stomach is called prone.

Supine

Pertaining to one side of the body is described as __________, while pertaining to both sides of the body is bilateral.

Unilateral

Anatomical directions for right vs left are determined from the __________ side or view.

patient's

Straightening a joint is called __________, while flexion involves shortening the distance between two bones.

Extension

__________ occurs when a person's elbows or knees rotate past where they are supposed to rotate.

Hyperextension

Moving your arms all the way up and away from the body is __________.

Abduction

Moving your arms back down to your sides is __________.

Adduction

Rotating a limb in a circle is called __________, whereas turning the limb on a single axis is rotation.

Circumduction

Turning the limb towards the mid-line is called __________.

Internal rotation

Turning the limb out away from the mid-line is called __________.

External rotation

Turning your hand or foot downward is called __________.

dorsiflexion

Turning the hand or foot upward in a motion so that you can hold a bowl of soup is called __________.

Supination

Bending any vertebrae to the left or right (in the patient's direction) is known as __________.

Lateral flexion

Raising a body part higher into the air is called __________, while lowering a body part closer to the ground is depression.

Elevation

Moving a body part forward is __________, while moving a body part backwards is retraction.

Protraction

Turning the sole of your foot inward is called __________, while turning it outward is eversion.

Inversion

Bringing your foot towards the shin is called __________, while pointing your toe downward is plantarflexion.

Dorsiflexion

Wrist movement towards your radius is called __________, while movement towards your ulna is ulnar deviation.

Radial deviation

__________ is when your thumb moves to touch your fingers.

Opposition

Organs located in the Left Upper Quadrant include the stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, small intestine, and part of the __________.

liver

Organs located in the Right Upper Quadrant include the liver, gallbladder, right kidney, parts of the colon, and the head of the __________.

pancreas

Organs located in the Right Lower Quadrant include the appendix, cecum, ascending colon, right ureter, and __________.

small intestine

Organs located in the Left Lower Quadrant include the descending colon, left ureter, small intestine, and __________.

sigmoid colon

The small intestines span to approximately __________ long.

15-20 feet

The organ that is found in all four abdominal quadrants is the __________.

small intestine