Anatomical Terms Padlet by Olivia Vonstein _ Student - GreenHopeHS

Dorsal

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:19:38 UTC

Dorsal is an anatomical term for the surface to the back or upper side of an organism

Ventral

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:22:44 UTC

Ventral is an anatomical term of or relating to the belly

Superior

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:25:14 UTC

Superior is an anatomical position for toward the head or upper part of a structure or body

Inferior

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:28:21 UTC

Inferior is an anatomical position relating towards the bottom or away from the head-end of the body

Prone

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:30:37 UTC

Prone is an anatomical term for lying on the stomach face down

Supine

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:31:37 UTC

Supine is an anatomical term for lying on the back face up

Medial

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:33:02 UTC

Medial is an anatomical term for toward the middle or center of the body's midline

Lateral

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:36:38 UTC

Lateral is an anatomical term for away from the middle or center of the body's midline

Anatomical Position

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:38:52 UTC

Anatomical position is a term used for the reference position for anatomical location terms

Distal

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:45:05 UTC

Distal is a term used to refer to a location or structure that is further from the center of the body

Proximal

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:47:05 UTC

Proximal is a term used to refer to a location or structure that is closer to the center of the body

Transverse plane

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:48:57 UTC

Transverse plane refers to a horizontal plane which passes through the body splitting the body in lower and upper parts

Midsagittal plane

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:50:56 UTC

Midsagittal is a term used for a vertical plane used to split the body in left and right sections

Frontal plane

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:53:04 UTC

Frontal plane is a term used for a vertical plane to split the body from front to back

Flexion

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:54:14 UTC

Flexion is the action of bending a limb or joint

Extension

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:55:57 UTC

Extension is the action of increasing the angle between two body parts

Pronation

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 14:58:20 UTC

Pronation is the inward rolling of the foot

Supination

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 15:00:55 UTC

Supination is the outward rolling of the foot

Elevation

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 15:02:37 UTC

Elevation is movement in superior direction

Depression

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 15:04:11 UTC

Depression is movement in an inferior direction

Internal rotation

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 15:06:10 UTC

Internal rotation is a shoulder or hip motion that causes the associated limb to rotate internally toward the body

External rotation

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 15:08:15 UTC

External rotation is a shoulder or hip motion that causes the associated limb to rotate externally away from the body

Circumduction

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 15:09:46 UTC

Circumduction is movement of a body region in a circular manner

Plantar Flexion

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 15:11:31 UTC

Plantar flexion is movement of the foot in a downward direction

Dorsiflexion

olvonstein — 2025-02-07 15:12:47 UTC

Dorsiflexion is the movement of the foot near or towards the leg/shin