Question | Answer |
When the body is erect and the palms, arms, and hands face forward. | Anatomical position |
Plane of reference that divides the body into front and back. | Coronal/Frontal Plane |
Plane of Reference that divides the body into left and right. | Sagittal Plane |
Plane of reference that divides the body into upper and lower parts. | Transverse/Horizontal plane |
When the body lies face down in the anatomical position it is called... | Prone |
When the body lies face up in the anatomical position it is called... | Supine |
To the front | Anterior/ventral |
To the back | Posterior/dorsal |
Toward the head | Rostral |
Towards surface | Superficial |
Towards interior or closer to the axis of the body | Deep |
Upwards | Superior |
Downwards or below | Inferior |
Towards cranium | Cranial |
Below | Caudal |
Towards middle | Medial |
Toward the side or away from middle | Lateral |
Closer to a relative point of connection | Proximal |
Away relative to a point of connection | Distal |
Outer | External |
Inner | Internal |
Bending at a joint, usually toward the ventral surface. | Flexion |
The act of pulling two ends farther apart. | Extension |
Flexion that brings dorsal surfaces into closer proximity or curling up | Dorsiflexion |
Rotating inward | Inversion |
Rotating outward | Eversion |
Rotating face backwards | Pronation |
Rotating face forwards | Supination |
Round about movement like the thumb | Circumduction |
How the palm of your hands can grasp | Palmar grasp |
The point of attachment of muscles that moves less or is more proximal to body. | Origin |
The point that moves the most as a result of a muscle contraction | Insertion |