Anatomical Terms Padlet by Peyton Beyer _ Student - WakefieldMS

1. dorsal

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towards the back

2. Ventral

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towards the front

3. superior

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

4. Inferior

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

5. Prone

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lying face down

6. Supine

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Lying face up.

7. Medial

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

8. Lateral

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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.

9. Anatomical position

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Standing erect, with the palms and feet facing forward.

10. distal

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Refers to a structure being further away from the root of the limb than another structure in that limb.

11. Proximal

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Refers to a structure being closer to the root of the limb than another structure in that limb.

12. transverse plane

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The plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions.

13. midsagittal plane

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divides the body exactly in half, into right and left portions.

14. frontal plane

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The plane dividing the body into front and back portions.

15. flexion

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a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint

16. extension

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a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation.

17. pronation

pebeyer — 2024-02-21 22:15:55 UTC

rolling inward

18. supination

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inward roll of the foot after landing.

19. elevation

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the raising of a limb or body part

21. internal rotation

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rotation towards the center of the body.

22. external rotation

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an anatomical term of motion referring to rotation away from the center of the body.

23. circumduction

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rotation of a limb or body part

24. plantar flexion

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flexing a joint downwards

25. dorsiflexion

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bending of the ankle upwards