Anatomical Terms Padlet by Madison Merritt _ Student - WakefieldMS

1. Dorsal

memerritt — 2024-09-17 14:57:08 UTC

On a human body, dorsal refers to the back portion of the body

2. Ventral

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ventral refers to the front of the body

3. Superior

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toward the head end of the body; upper

4. Inferior

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:02:11 UTC

Inferior means towards the bottom or away from the head-end of the body.

5. Prone

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:03:51 UTC

Prone position is a body position in which the person lies flat with the chest down and the back up

6. Supine

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:06:08 UTC

The supine position means lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up

7. Medial

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:08:38 UTC

Medial - toward the midline of the body (example, the middle toe is located at the medial side of the foot).

8. Lateral

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:10:22 UTC

A lateral orientation is a position away from the midline of the body.

9. Anatomical Position

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:12:11 UTC

The standard anatomical position is the scientifically agreed upon reference position for anatomical location terms.

10. Distal

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:15:39 UTC

Distal means situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment.

11. Proximal

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:19:53 UTC

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

12. Transverse plane

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:24:09 UTC

The transverse plane (also known as the horizontal plane, axial plane and transaxial plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections.

13. Midsagittal plane

memerritt — 2024-09-17 15:25:26 UTC

The median or midsagittal plane, is one of the imaginary planes that intersect the body, dividing it into parts or 'slices'. The median plane is a vertical plane that passes through the midline of the body and bisects the body into two symmetrical halves: right and left.

14. Frontal plane

memerritt — 2024-09-17 20:33:36 UTC

A vertical plane running from side to side

15. Flexion

memerritt — 2024-09-17 20:36:06 UTC

the action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint

16. Extension

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Extension is the opposite of flexion, a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts.

17. Pronation

memerritt — 2024-09-17 20:43:52 UTC

Pronation refers to the way your foot rolls inward for impact distribution upon landing

18. Supination

memerritt — 2024-09-17 20:44:58 UTC

Supination is defined by outward rolling of the foot.

19. Elevation

memerritt — 2024-09-17 20:46:25 UTC

Elevation refers to movement in a superior direction

20. Depression

memerritt — 2024-09-17 20:50:30 UTC

Depression is the movement downward of a bone

21. Internal rotation

memerritt — 2024-09-17 20:57:51 UTC

rotation toward the midline along a vertical axis

22. External rotation

memerritt — 2024-09-17 20:59:17 UTC

rotation away from the midline along a vertical axis

23. Circumduction

memerritt — 2024-09-17 21:09:41 UTC

Circumduction is the orderly combination of shoulder movements so that the hand traces a circle and the arm traces a cone.

24. Plantar flexion

memerritt — 2024-09-17 21:11:56 UTC

The term plantar flexion refers to the movement of the foot in a downward motion away from the body.

25. Dorsiflexion

memerritt — 2024-09-17 21:13:00 UTC

Dorsiflexion is the backward bending motion of your hand or foot.