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Directions, Orientations, and Posistions of Anatomy

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Skull   Cranium (Cranial)  
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Mouth   Oris (Oral)  
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Neck   Cervis (Cervical)  
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Shoulder   Acromion (Acromial)  
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Chest   Thoracis (Thoratic)  
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Belly   Abdomen (Abdominal)  
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Buttocks   Gluteus (Gluteal)  
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Groin   Inguen (Inguinal)  
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Pubic   Pubic  
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Armpit   Axilla (Acillary)  
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Arm   Branchium (Brachial)  
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Front of Elbow   Anecubitis  
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Elbow   Olecranon  
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Forearm   Antebrachium  
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Wrist   Carpus (Carpal)  
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Hand   Manus (Manual)  
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Thumb   Pollex  
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Fingers   Digits (Phalanges)  
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Thigh   Femur (Femerol)  
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Knee   Patella (Paterllar)  
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Back of Knee   Popliteus (Popliteal)  
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Leg (Front)   Crus (Crural)  
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Calf (back)   Sura (Sural)  
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Ankle   Tarsus (Tarsal)  
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Heel   Calcaneus (Calcaneal)  
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Top of foot   Dorsum  
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Sole of Foot   Planta (Plantar)  
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What is Extension and Flexion?   Movement of Limbs(At Shoulder and Hip Joints), Hand (At Wrist Joint), and Digits (At Metecarpophalangeal and interpharlangeal joints) Leg at knee joint and forearm at elbow joint ... vertebral column at intervertebral joints ... Foot at ankle joint  
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What is Extension of the Arm and Leg...   Rotate the Arm Dorsally (back ward) at the shoulder joint and hi joint  
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What is Flexion of the Arm and Leg....   Rotate the Arm Ventrally (foward) at the shoulder joint and hip joint  
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What is Extension of Hand ....   Extension of the hand up at the wrist joint  
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What is Flexion of the Hand?   Extension of the hand down at the wrist joint  
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What is FLexion of the Digits   Bringing the Digit in towards the palm....  
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What is extension of the digits   bringing the digit outward (uncurling) from the palm or clenched position...  
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What is extension of the forearm   downward from elbow joint  
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What is Flexion of the forearm   upward from the elbow joint  
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Flexion of the leg at the knee joint ?   Upwards at the knee joint  
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Extension of the leg at the knee joint ?   downwards or in the "kicking" direction.  
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Flexion of the Vertebral Column at Intervertabal Joint?   Forwards... Flexsion = Froward  
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Extension of the Vertebral Column at Intervertabal Joint?   Backwards....  
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Flexion of the Foot at the ankle joint   Toes down... toe curling... Called PlantarFlexion  
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Extension of the Foot at the ankle joint   Toes up = DOrsiflextion  
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Rotation of the Straight Arm in a Counter Clockwise Manner (ie towards body)   = Medial Rotation  
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Rotation of the Straight Arm in a Clockwise Manner (ie away from body)   = Lateral Rotation  
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Rotation of the Straight Leg in a Counter Clockwise Manner (ie towards body)   = medial rotation  
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Rotation of the Straight Leg in a Clockwise Manner (ie away from body)   = Lateral Rotation  
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Straight Arm Raised from side   = ABduction  
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Straight Arm Brought to the side   = ADDuction  
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Circular Movement of lower limb at hip joint   = Circumduction  
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Flexion, Abduction, Extension, and Adduction Combined Sequentially   = circumduction  
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Posterior   Pointing towards the Back or Dorsal  
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Anterior   Pointing towards front or ventral  
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Superior   Top or pointing towards cranium  
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Inferior   Downward, Bottom, pointing towards plantar  
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