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MH1010 ANATOMY Exam Study Guide.
Medial - answer✔toward the midline
lateral - answer✔away from the midline
proximal - answer✔Closer to the point of attachment
distal - answer✔away from the point of attachment
Superior - answer✔Higher on the body, nearer to the head
inferior - answer✔Lower on the body, farther from the head
deep - answer✔away from the surface
superficial - answer✔near the surface
palmar - answer✔reffering to the palm of the hand
plantar - answer✔sole of foot
Anterior - answer✔front of the body
posterior - answer✔back of the body
caudal - answer✔back of the body
just another word for posterior
describe the transverse plane - answer✔horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and
inferior parts
describe the coronal plane - answer✔divides body into front and back
slicing from head to toes
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describe the sagittal plane - answer✔a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left
parts
describe the horizontal plane - answer✔divides body into superior and inferior
same as the transverse
flexion - answer✔bending anteriorly
extension - answer✔bending posteriorly
lateral flexion - answer✔Side-bending left or right
pronation - answer✔turning the palm downward
supination - answer✔turning the palm upward
abduction - answer✔Movement away from the midline of the body
adduction - answer✔Movement toward the midline of the body
medial rotation - answer✔Rotation toward the midline
lateral rotation - answer✔rotation away from the midline
inversion - answer✔Turning the sole of the foot inward
eversion - answer✔turning the sole of the foot outward
plantar flexion - answer✔bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes toward the ground
dorsiflexion - answer✔bending of the foot or the toes upward
protraction - answer✔moving a body part forward
retraction - answer✔moving a part backward
circumduction - answer✔circular movement of a limb at the far end
what is the PNS - answer✔peripheral nervous system
Structure of the Nervous System - answer✔Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral
Nervous System (PNS)
what are visceral and somatic fibres
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
MH1010 ANATOMY Exam Study Guide.
Medial - answer✔toward the midline
lateral - answer✔away from the midline
proximal - answer✔Closer to the point of attachment
distal - answer✔away from the point of attachment
Superior - answer✔Higher on the body, nearer to the head
inferior - answer✔Lower on the body, farther from the head
deep - answer✔away from the surface
superficial - answer✔near the surface
palmar - answer✔reffering to the palm of the hand
plantar - answer✔sole of foot
Anterior - answer✔front of the body
posterior - answer✔back of the body
caudal - answer✔back of the body
just another word for posterior
describe the transverse plane - answer✔horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and
inferior parts
describe the coronal plane - answer✔divides body into front and back
slicing from head to toes
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, ©BRIGHTSTARS EXAM SOLUTIONS
11/16/2024 10:16 AM
describe the sagittal plane - answer✔a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left
parts
describe the horizontal plane - answer✔divides body into superior and inferior
same as the transverse
flexion - answer✔bending anteriorly
extension - answer✔bending posteriorly
lateral flexion - answer✔Side-bending left or right
pronation - answer✔turning the palm downward
supination - answer✔turning the palm upward
abduction - answer✔Movement away from the midline of the body
adduction - answer✔Movement toward the midline of the body
medial rotation - answer✔Rotation toward the midline
lateral rotation - answer✔rotation away from the midline
inversion - answer✔Turning the sole of the foot inward
eversion - answer✔turning the sole of the foot outward
plantar flexion - answer✔bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes toward the ground
dorsiflexion - answer✔bending of the foot or the toes upward
protraction - answer✔moving a body part forward
retraction - answer✔moving a part backward
circumduction - answer✔circular movement of a limb at the far end
what is the PNS - answer✔peripheral nervous system
Structure of the Nervous System - answer✔Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral
Nervous System (PNS)
what are visceral and somatic fibres
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