Anatomy And Physiology: Anatomical Positions Test Questions – Flashcards
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Inferior
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Toward the bottom of the body
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Ventral
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Along (toward) the belly surface of the body
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Proximal
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Toward the Trunk (position in a limb or other appendage)
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Contralateral
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The other side
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Coronal Plane
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frontal plane; divides body into ventral and dorsal
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RLQ
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Right Lower Quadrant
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Left Hypochondriac Regions
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Left upper region of abdomen
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Right iliac Region
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Right lower region of abdomen
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Superior
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Toward the top of the body
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Dorsal
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Along (or toward) the vertebral surface of the body
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Distal
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Away from the trunk or point of attachment
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Ipsilateral
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same side of the body
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Transverse plane
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horizontal plane; divides body into superior and inferior sections
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LLQ
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Left Lower Quadrant
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Right Lumbar Region
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Left middle region of abdomen
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Hypogastric Region
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Bottom Middle region of abdomen
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Anterior
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Toward the front of the body
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Medial
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Toward the midsagittal plane; away from the side
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Superficial
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surface or shallow
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Sagittal Plane
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vertical; divides body into left and right sections
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RUQ
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Right upper Quadrant
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Right Hypochondriac Region
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Upper right quadrant of the abdomen
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Umbilical Region
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Middle Middle Quadrant of the abdomen
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Left Iliac region
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Left Lower Quadrant of the abdomen
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Posterior
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Toward the back (rear) of the body
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Lateral
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Toward the side; away from the midsagittal plane
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Deep
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Toward the inside part; away from the surface
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Midsagittal Plane
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The cut that divides the body into equal left and right sections
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LUQ
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Left Upper Quadrant
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Epigastric Region
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Upper middle quadrant of abdomen
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Left Lumbar Region
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Middle left region of the abdomen
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Caudad (Caudal)
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Toward the tail
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Cephalad
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Toward the head
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Visceral
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Toward the internal organ; away from the outer wall (inside body cavity)
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Parietal
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Toward the wall; away from the internal structures
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Left
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to the left of the body (subjects left)
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Right
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to the right of the body (subjects right)
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Medullary
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Refers to an inner region, or medulla
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Cortical
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refers to an outer region, or cortex
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Anatomical position
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The erect position of the body with arms to the side and the palms facing forward
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Quadrant
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Four major regions of the abdomen
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Anatomical planes
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Hypothetical planes you to transect
