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Question	Answer
runs longitudinally dividing the body into front and back parts	Frontal or Coronal plane
Superior/Inferior	above/below
Abduction	movement away from the midline Ex: spread fingers apart
Medial/lateral	towards the midline/away from the midline
eversion	turning outward
Superficial/Deep	towards the surface (external)/away from the surface (internal)
Dorsiflexion	movement of the ankle joint so that you are standing on your heels
Anterior/Posterior	front/back
Circumduction	movement of the bone so that the proximal end is stable but the distal end outlines a circle - involves flexion, extension, adduction and abduction.
Cranial/Caudal	towards the head/towards the /feet or tail
Adduction	movement towards the midline Ex: fingers all together
Rotation	movement of a bone around its vertical axis Ex: turning the arm inward or outward
Runs longitudinally dividing the body into left and right parts	Sagittal plane
runs horizontally dividing the body into top and bottom or upper and lower parts	Transverse plane
Plantarflexion	movement of the ankle joint so that you are pointing your toes
Extension	increases the angle of a joint moving ventral surfaces apart Ex: open hand, extending fingers
Flexion	decreases the angle of a joint and brings ventral surfaces together Ex: making fist
Dorsal/Ventral	back side/belly side
Inversion	turning inward
Proximal/Distal	towards the trunk/away from the trunk (usually refers to directions along the limbs)

above/below	Question: Superior/Inferior	2	1	false
spread	movement away from the midline Ex: _____ fingers apart	3	1	true
Medial/lateral	Answer: towards the midline/away from the midline	4	0	false
eversion	Answer: turning outward	5	0	false
Superficial/Deep	Answer: towards the surface (external)/away from the surface (internal)	6	0	false
Dorsiflexion	Answer: movement of the ankle joint so that you are standing on your heels	7	0	false
front/back	Question: Anterior/Posterior	8	1	false
Circumduction	Answer: movement of the bone so that the proximal end is stable but the distal end outlines a circle - involves flexion, extension, adduction and abduction.	9	0	false
Cranial/Caudal	Answer: towards the head/towards the /feet or tail	10	0	false
Adduction	Answer: movement towards the midline Ex: fingers all together	11	0	false
axis Ex	movement of a bone around its vertical _____: turning the arm inward or outward	12	1	true
Sagittal plane	Question: Runs longitudinally dividing the body into left and right parts	13	1	false
Transverse plane	Question: runs horizontally dividing the body into top and bottom or upper and lower parts	14	1	false
pointing	movement of the ankle joint so that you are _____ your toes	15	1	true
Extension	Answer: increases the angle of a joint moving ventral surfaces apart Ex: open hand, extending fingers	16	0	false
Flexion	Answer: decreases the angle of a joint and brings ventral surfaces together Ex: making fist	17	0	false
Dorsal/Ventral	Answer: back side/belly side	18	0	false
Inversion	Answer: turning inward	19	0	false
refers	towards the trunk/away from the trunk (usually _____ to directions along the limbs)	20	1	true