Anatomical Terms by Madeline Trahan _ Student - ApexFriendshipMS

1. Anatomical Position

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Anatomical position is the description of any region or part of the body in a specific stance. In the anatomical position, the body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and directed forward. The upper limbs are at the body's sides with the palms facing forward.

2. Dorsal

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relating to or situated near or on the back

3. Ventral

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relating to the front part of the body; towards the belly

4. Superior

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toward the head end of the body; upper

5. Inferior

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towards the bottom or away from the head-end of the body

6. Prone

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a position of the body lying face down

7. Supine

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lying on their back with their face and torso pointing up.

8. Anterior

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the front of the body

9. Posterior

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the back of the body

10. Medial

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toward the middle or center of the body

11. Lateral

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to the side of, or away from, the middle of the body

12. Deep

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away from the surface or further into the body

13. Superficial

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closer to the surface of the body

14. Distal

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a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part

15. Proximal

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

16. Transverse Plane

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A horizontal plane; divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower parts

17. Sagittal Plane

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a vertical plane which passes through the body longitudinally

18. Frontal Plane

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A vertical plane running from top to bottom; divides the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions.

19. Flexion

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a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts

20. Extension

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a movement that increases the angle between two body parts

21. Abduction

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the motion of a limb or appendage away from the midline of the body

22. Adduction

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when you move a limb/body part towards the center of the body

23. Pronation

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rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards

24. Supination

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rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward.

25. Elevation

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movement in a superior direction

26. Depression

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lowering a body part

27. Internal Rotation

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rotating a joint towards the midline

28. External Rotation

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rotating a joint away from the midline

29. Circumduction

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a circular movement of a limb or eye

30. Inversion

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the movement of the sole towards the median plane - so that the sole faces in a medial direction.

31. Eversion

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the condition (as of the foot) of being turned or rotated outward

32. Plantarflexion

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the extension of the ankle so that the foot points down and away from the leg

33. Dorsiflexion

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flexion at the ankle, so that the foot points more superiorly