What does volar mean in anatomy?
What does volar mean in anatomy?
Pertaining to the palm
What is opposite of volar?
Opposite of of or relating to the palm of the hand. dorsal.
Is Volar the same as palmar?
As adjectives the difference between palmar and volar is that palmar is (anatomy|not comparable) of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage while volar is (anatomy) pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
What is the volar surface of the wrist?
[vo´lar] pertaining to the sole or palm; indicating the flexor surface of the forearm, wrist, or hand.
What is the plane that divides the body from side to side?
Sagittal Plane (Lateral Plane) – A vertical plane running from front to back; divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sides.
Is elbow distal to your shoulder?
Proximal – Nearest; closer to any point of reference. The elbow is proximal to the wrist on the upper extremity. The elbow is distal to the shoulder joint.
What describes the anatomical relationship of the wrist to the elbow?
Proximal : is used to describe a part that is closer to the trunk of the body or closer to another specified point of reference than another part (the elbow is proximal to the wrist).
What are the two anatomical positions?
The front of the body is referred to as anterior or ventral, while the back is referred to as posterior or dorsal.
What is superficial and deep in anatomy?
Superficial describes a position closer to the surface of the body. The skin is superficial to the bones. Deep describes a position farther from the surface of the body. The brain is deep to the skull.
What body part is deep?
Deep: In anatomy, away from the surface or further into the body. As opposed to superficial. The bones are deep to the skin. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to “Anatomic Orientation Terms”.
What is the difference between directional and regional terms?
Regional terms describe the different parts of the body by the structures and functions of a specific region. The most basic regional terms are the axial and appendicular regions. Axes use directional terms to describe the location and orientation of a specific region.
What are the 3 body planes?
There are three planes commonly used; sagittal, coronal and transverse.
How do you remember the planes of the body?
To remember it, let the name help you out: the prefix trans means “across.” Think of Transatlantic airlines flying you across the Atlantic Ocean. Alternatively, think of the horizon, which is the horizontal boundary between the earth and the sky, and you’ll remember the direction of the horizontal (transverse) plane.