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Body structure and Directional Terminology

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Muscloskelatalsupport, movement, protection muscles, bones, joints, bone marrow
Integumentaryprotection-skin, hair, nails
Gastronintestinalnutrition- stomach, intestines
Urinaryelimination of nitrogenous waste-kindneys, bladder, ureters
Reproductivereproduction-ovaries, testes
blood/lymphatictransportation-blood cells
Immuneprotection- lymph glands
Cardiovasculartransportation-heart, vessels
Respiratorydelivers oxygen to cells-lungs, bronchi, trachea
Nervous/Behavorialreceive/process information--brain, nerves, mind
Endocrineeffects changes through chemical messengers-pancreas, thyroid
Anterior (ventral)front surface of the body
Posterior (dorsal)back side of the body
Deepaway from the surface
Proximalnear the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
Distalfar from the point of attachement to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
Inferiorbelow another structure
Superiorabove another structure
Medialpertaining to the middle or nearer the medial plane of the body
Lateralpertaining to the side
Supinelying on the back
Pronelying on the belly
No ROMmost synarthroses are immovable joints held together by fibrous tissue
Limited ROMamphiathroses are joint joined together by cartilage that is slightly moveable, such as the vertebrae of the spine or the pubic bone
Full ROMdiathroses are joints that have free movement. ball and socket joint (hip) and hinge joints(knee) are common diathroses joints (synovbial joints)
Synovialjoints, free moving joint, are surrounded by joint capsules. many of the synovial joints have bursae, which are sacs of fluid that are located between the bones of the joint and the tendons that hold the muscles in place
Extensionto increase the angle of a joint
Flexionto decrease the angle of a joint
Abductionmovement away from the midline
Adductionmovement towards the midline
Supinationturning the palm or foot upward
Pronationturning the palm or foot downward
Dorsiflexionraising the foot, pulling the toes away from the shin
Plantar flexionlowering the foot, pointing the toes away from the shin
Eversionturning outward
Inversiontruning inward
Protractionmoving a part of the body forward
Retractionmoving a part of the body backward
RotationRevoving a bone around its axis



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