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