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the language of anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/13/2016

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gross anatomy
Definition
examines structures including organs and organ systems that can be seen with the unadided eye
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anatomical position
Definition
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superficial
Definition

closer to the surface 

 

the skin is superficial to the muscle 

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anterior
Definition

toward the front

 

palms are on the anterior side of the body

 

esophagus is the anterior to the spinal cord 

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posterior (dorsal)
Definition

toward the back

 

the occipital bone is on the posterior cranium

 

the spinal cord is the posterior to the espohagus 

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superior (cranial)
Definition

toward the head 

 

the nose is superior to the mouth

 

the neck is superior to the chest 

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inferior
Definition

toward the tail 

 

 the nose is inferior to the forehead

 

the belly button is inferior to the chest 

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Distal
Definition

farther away from the point of origin 

 

the foot is distal to the the hip 

 

the wrist is distal to the elbow

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medial
Definition

closer to the midline of the body

 

the ear is medial to the shoulder

 

the index finger is medial to the thumb

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Deep
Definition

father below the surface

 

bone is deep to the skin

 

bone is deep to the muscle 

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sagittal plane
Definition
divides the body or body parts into the right or left sections
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midsagittal plane (median plane)
Definition
divides the body part into equal left and right parts
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parasagittal plane
Definition
divides the body or body parts into unequal parts
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frontal coronal plane
Definition
divides the body or body part into anterior and posterior sections
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transverse (coronal plane)
Definition
divides the body or body part into superior and inferior part. also divides the appendicular region into proximal and distal
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oblique angle
Definition
is taken at an angle is useful for examingin structures such as a knee joint that aren't easy to study with standard planes of section
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