Anatomical Terms Padlet by Luke McKenzie _ Student - WakeForestHS

Dorsal

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the posterior aspect or surface of the hand, as well as the top aspect or surface of the foot.

Ventral

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:07:17 UTC

front part of the body

Superior

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a structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure in the body

Inferior

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a structure being closer to the feet or lower than another structure in the body.

Prone

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With the front (or ventral) surface downward.

Supine

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:11:12 UTC

a term used to describe a person lying on their back with their face and torso pointing up

Medial

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Refers to a structure being farther away from the mid-line or median plane of the body than another structure of the body.

Lateral

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Lateral means to the side of, or away from, the middle of the body.Oct 20, 2022

Anatomical Position

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:17:09 UTC

Anatomical position, or standard anatomical position, refers to the positioning of the body when it is standing upright and facing forward with each arm hanging on either side of the body

Distal

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:18:22 UTC

Distal refers to sites located away from a specific area, most often the center of the body

Proximal

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:19:07 UTC

Proximal means nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body.

transverse plane

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horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions.

midsagittal plane

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the median vertical longitudinal plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left halves.

frontal plane

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A cardinal plane which divides the body from left to right into front (anterior) and back (posterior) halves of equal mass.

flexion

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:24:13 UTC

a bending movement around a joint (as the knee or elbow) in an arm or leg that lessens the angle between bones of the arm or leg at the joint.

extension

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expanding the angle of a joint;

pronation

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:35:03 UTC

Pronation describes the way your foot lands and rolls upon impact with the ground

supination

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a combination of inversion, adduction, and plantar flexion motions

elevation

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:38:08 UTC

Keeping the area raised above the level of the heart to reduce swelling.

depression

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:39:14 UTC

Epidemiological research suggests that insufficient physical activity may increase the risk of developing depressive symptoms,

internal rotation

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:40:04 UTC

Defined as rotation toward the midline along a vertical axis.

external rotation

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rotation away from the center of the body.

circumduction

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:41:32 UTC

A circular movement, which combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction so that the movement of the body-part describes a cone shape

plantar flexion

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:42:37 UTC

the movement of the foot in a downward motion away from the body.

dorsiflexion

lcmckenzie — 2024-10-29 14:45:15 UTC

the action of raising the foot upward toward the shin.