1. Anatomy in Motion & Human Body System

GROSS ANATOMY Anatomy in Motion: Human Body System 150 Flashcards Source basis: SDCA previous-year reviewer; Anatomy General Orientation, Anatomy of Motion, and Human Body System sections

Question 1 What is the key description or significance of Anatomy?

: Study of the structure and function of the body.

Question 2 Which term or structure is described as: Study of the structure and function of the body.

: Anatomy

Question 3 What is the key description or significance of Clinical anatomy?

: Study of macroscopic structures as they relate to medical practice.

Question 4 Which term or structure is described as: Study of macroscopic structures as they relate to medical practice.

: Clinical anatomy

Question 5 What is the key description or significance of Anatomic terminology?

: Standardized language used to describe locations, movements, and relationships of body structures and to prevent ambiguity in clinical documentation.

Question 6 Which term or structure is described as: Standardized language used to describe locations, movements, and relationships of body structures and to prevent ambiguity in clinical documentation.

: Anatomic terminology

Question 7 What is the key description or significance of Anatomical position?

: Standing erect and facing forward, upper limbs at the sides with palms forward, lower limbs together with feet flat and toes forward, head level, and feet slightly pointing anteriorly.

Question 8 Which term or structure is described as: Standing erect and facing forward, upper limbs at the sides with palms forward, lower limbs together with feet flat and toes forward, head level, and feet slightly pointing anteriorly.

: Anatomical position

Question 9 What is the key description or significance of Median or midsagittal plane?

: Vertical plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves.

Question 10 Which term or structure is described as: Vertical plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves.

: Median or midsagittal plane

Question 11 What is the key description or significance of Parasagittal plane?

: Plane parallel to the median plane that divides the body into unequal right and left portions.

Question 12 Which term or structure is described as: Plane parallel to the median plane that divides the body into unequal right and left portions.

: Parasagittal plane

Question 13 What is the key description or significance of Coronal or frontal plane?

: Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.

Question 14 Which term or structure is described as: Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.

: Coronal or frontal plane

Question 15 What is the key description or significance of Horizontal or transverse plane?

: Plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.

Question 16 Which term or structure is described as: Plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.

: Horizontal or transverse plane

Question 17 What is the key description or significance of Cross-sectional or axial plane?

: Radiologic term for a transverse cross-sectional plane.

Question 18 Which term or structure is described as: Radiologic term for a transverse cross-sectional plane.

: Cross-sectional or axial plane

Question 19 What is the key description or significance of Anterior or ventral?

: Toward the front of the body.

Question 20 Which term or structure is described as: Toward the front of the body.

: Anterior or ventral

Question 21 What is the key description or significance of Posterior or dorsal?

: Toward the back of the body.

Question 22 Which term or structure is described as: Toward the back of the body.

: Posterior or dorsal

Question 23 What is the key description or significance of Medial?

: Closer to the midline.

Question 24 Which term or structure is described as: Closer to the midline.

: Medial

Question 25 What is the key description or significance of Lateral?

: Farther from the midline.

Question 26 Which term or structure is described as: Farther from the midline.

: Lateral

Question 27 What is the key description or significance of Superior or cranial?

: Higher or upward.

Question 28 Which term or structure is described as: Higher or upward.

: Superior or cranial

Question 29 What is the key description or significance of Inferior or caudal?

: Lower or downward.

Question 30 Which term or structure is described as: Lower or downward.

: Inferior or caudal

Question 31 What is the key description or significance of Proximal?

: Closer to the root of a limb or to the trunk.

Question 32 Which term or structure is described as: Closer to the root of a limb or to the trunk.

: Proximal

Question 33 What is the key description or significance of Distal?

: Farther from the root of a limb or from the trunk.

Question 34 Which term or structure is described as: Farther from the root of a limb or from the trunk.

: Distal

Question 35 What is the key description or significance of Superficial?

: Closer to the body surface.

Question 36 Which term or structure is described as: Closer to the body surface.

: Superficial

Question 37 What is the key description or significance of Deep?

: Farther from the body surface.

Question 38 Which term or structure is described as: Farther from the body surface.

: Deep

Question 39 What is the key description or significance of Internal?

: Inside a structure.

Question 40 Which term or structure is described as: Inside a structure.

: Internal

Question 41 What is the key description or significance of External?

: Outside a structure.

Question 42 Which term or structure is described as: Outside a structure.

: External

Question 43 What is the key description or significance of Ipsilateral?

: On the same side of the body.

Question 44 Which term or structure is described as: On the same side of the body.

: Ipsilateral

Question 45 What is the key description or significance of Contralateral?

: On the opposite side of the body.

Question 46 Which term or structure is described as: On the opposite side of the body.

: Contralateral

Question 47 What is the key description or significance of Palmar surface?

: Anterior surface of the hand.

Question 48 Which term or structure is described as: Anterior surface of the hand.

: Palmar surface

Question 49 What is the key description or significance of Dorsum of the hand?

: Posterior surface of the hand.

Question 50 Which term or structure is described as: Posterior surface of the hand.

: Dorsum of the hand

Question 51 What is the key description or significance of Plantar surface?

: Inferior surface or sole of the foot.

Question 52 Which term or structure is described as: Inferior surface or sole of the foot.

: Plantar surface

Question 53 What is the key description or significance of Dorsum of the foot?

: Superior surface of the foot.

Question 54 Which term or structure is described as: Superior surface of the foot.

: Dorsum of the foot

Question 55 What is the key description or significance of Supine position?

: Lying on the back with the face upward.

Question 56 Which term or structure is described as: Lying on the back with the face upward.

: Supine position

Question 57 What is the key description or significance of Prone position?

: Lying face downward.

Question 58 Which term or structure is described as: Lying face downward.

: Prone position

Question 59 What is the key description or significance of Afferent?

: Flow toward a reference point; examples include sensory nerves toward the CNS and venous blood toward the heart.

Question 60 Which term or structure is described as: Flow toward a reference point; examples include sensory nerves toward the CNS and venous blood toward the heart.

: Afferent

Question 61 What is the key description or significance of Efferent?

: Flow away from a reference point; examples include motor nerves toward muscles and arterial blood toward tissues.

Question 62 Which term or structure is described as: Flow away from a reference point; examples include motor nerves toward muscles and arterial blood toward tissues.

: Efferent

Question 63 What is the key description or significance of Joint?

: Site where two or more bones articulate.

Question 64 Which term or structure is described as: Site where two or more bones articulate.

: Joint

Question 65 What is the key description or significance of Immovable joint?

: A joint that permits essentially no movement; the lecture gives skull sutures as an example.

Question 66 Which term or structure is described as: A joint that permits essentially no movement; the lecture gives skull sutures as an example.

: Immovable joint

Question 67 What is the key description or significance of Slightly movable joint?

: A joint with limited movement; the lecture gives the superior tibiofibular joint as an example.

Question 68 Which term or structure is described as: A joint with limited movement; the lecture gives the superior tibiofibular joint as an example.

: Slightly movable joint

Question 69 What is the key description or significance of Freely movable joint?

: A joint allowing wide movement; the lecture gives the shoulder joint as an example.

Question 70 Which term or structure is described as: A joint allowing wide movement; the lecture gives the shoulder joint as an example.

: Freely movable joint

Question 71 What is the key description or significance of Flexion?

: Movement that decreases the angle at a joint; usually an anterior movement except at the knee.

Question 72 Which term or structure is described as: Movement that decreases the angle at a joint; usually an anterior movement except at the knee.

: Flexion

Question 73 What is the key description or significance of Extension?

: Movement that increases the angle at a joint or straightens it.

Question 74 Which term or structure is described as: Movement that increases the angle at a joint or straightens it.

: Extension

Question 75 What is the key description or significance of Dorsiflexion?

: Movement in which the top of the foot moves upward toward the shin.

Question 76 Which term or structure is described as: Movement in which the top of the foot moves upward toward the shin.

: Dorsiflexion

Question 77 What is the key description or significance of Plantarflexion?

: Movement in which the sole of the foot moves downward, as when standing on the toes.

Question 78 Which term or structure is described as: Movement in which the sole of the foot moves downward, as when standing on the toes.

: Plantarflexion

Question 79 What is the key description or significance of Abduction?

: Movement away from the midline; generally occurs in the coronal plane.

Question 80 Which term or structure is described as: Movement away from the midline; generally occurs in the coronal plane.

: Abduction

Question 81 What is the key description or significance of Adduction?

: Movement toward the midline.

Question 82 Which term or structure is described as: Movement toward the midline.

: Adduction

Question 83 What is the key description or significance of Lateral flexion?

: Side-bending of the trunk in the coronal plane; the reviewer notes this can be described as abduction of the trunk.

Question 84 Which term or structure is described as: Side-bending of the trunk in the coronal plane; the reviewer notes this can be described as abduction of the trunk.

: Lateral flexion

Question 85 What is the key description or significance of Inversion?

: Movement in which the sole of the foot faces medially.

Question 86 Which term or structure is described as: Movement in which the sole of the foot faces medially.

: Inversion

Question 87 What is the key description or significance of Eversion?

: Movement in which the sole of the foot faces laterally.

Question 88 Which term or structure is described as: Movement in which the sole of the foot faces laterally.

: Eversion

Question 89 What is the key description or significance of Rotation?

: Movement around a long axis.

Question 90 Which term or structure is described as: Movement around a long axis.

: Rotation

Question 91 What is the key description or significance of Medial or internal rotation?

: Rotation in which the anterior surface turns medially.

Question 92 Which term or structure is described as: Rotation in which the anterior surface turns medially.

: Medial or internal rotation

Question 93 What is the key description or significance of Lateral or external rotation?

: Rotation in which the anterior surface turns laterally.

Question 94 Which term or structure is described as: Rotation in which the anterior surface turns laterally.

: Lateral or external rotation

Question 95 What is the key description or significance of Circumduction?

: Combination of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation in which the limb describes a cone.

Question 96 Which term or structure is described as: Combination of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation in which the limb describes a cone.

: Circumduction

Question 97 What is the key description or significance of Pronation?

: Forearm movement in which the radius rotates around the ulna so the palm faces posteriorly in anatomical position.

Question 98 Which term or structure is described as: Forearm movement in which the radius rotates around the ulna so the palm faces posteriorly in anatomical position.

: Pronation

Question 99 What is the key description or significance of Supination?

: Forearm movement in which the palm faces anteriorly in anatomical position.

Question 100 Which term or structure is described as: Forearm movement in which the palm faces anteriorly in anatomical position.

: Supination