ANATOMY SM1 by Taylor Chapman _ Student - WakefieldHS

1. DORSAL

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The upper part of the Back. The Cranial Cavity houses the brain while the vertebral cavity houses the spinal cord.

2. VENTRAL

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The front part of the body holds three cavities. The thoracic cavity holds the lungs, the Abdominal cavity holds the digestive system, and the Pelvic cavity holds the reproductive organs.

3. SUPERIOR

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Anything that is towards the head of the body. EX: the hand is superior to the foot.

4. INFERIOR

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Anything that is towards the bottom of the body. EX: the foot is in the inferior.

5. PRONE

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The position of the body lying face down with your stomach on the floor.

6. Supine

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Supine is the position where a person lies on their back with their head and chest facing up.

7. MEDIAL

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Medial is anything that is towards the middle or center of the body. EX: Heart and Lungs.

8. LATERAL

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Lateral refers to anything that is away from the middle of the body. EX: The ears are lateral to the nose.

9. ANATOMICAL POSITION

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When the body stands upright, the legs are parallel, and the arms are down by their side with the palms facing outwards. It is used when trying to describe someone's anatomy.

10. DISTAL

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Used to describe when a part of the body is further away from a specified area. EX: The thumb is distal to the wrist.

11. PROXIMAL

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Used to describe when something is near the center or the point of attachment to the body. EX: the knee is proximal to the toes.

12. TRANSVERSE PLANE

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An imaginary line that cuts the body around the hips and separates the body into an upper half and a lower half

13. MIDSAGITTAL PLANE

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An imaginary line that cuts the body down the middle separating the body into two halves: left and right.

14. Frontal Plane

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Also known as the Coronal Plane, is an imaginary line that divides the body into the anterior and posterior planes.

15. FLEXION

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A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts.

16. EXTENSION

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A movement that increases the angle between two body parts.

17. PRONATION

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The natural movement of the foot when it rolls inward.

18. SUPINATION

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When the weight of the foot moves your foot to the outside.

19. ELEVATION

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Movement in a superior direction.

20. DEPRESSION

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Refers to the downward movement of a body part.

21. INTERNAL ROTATION

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A rotation towards the midline along the vertical axis

22. EXTERNAL ROTATION

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A rotation away from the midline on the vertical axis

23. CIRCUMDUCTION

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Movement of the hand, limb, or fingers in a circular pattern

24. PLANTAR FLEXION

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The extension of the ankle so the foot is faced down away from the body

25. DORSIFLEXION

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Upward movement of the foot so the dorsal surface is facing the shin