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
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
slide 3 on lecture 2 - ANSWER are in the peripheral nervous system and
further continue into sensory and motor nerves
describe the cross section of the spinal cord - ANSWER H shaped
grey matter contains nerve cells
what does grey matter contain in the spinal cord - ANSWER grey matter
contains nerve cells
what does white matter in the spinal cord contain - ANSWER white matter
contains axons
name the 5 groups of the spinal cord from top to bottom in order - ANSWER
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