anatomical terms by Eleanor Beck _ Student - GreenHopeHS

Dorsal

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:35:12 UTC

facing away from the main of axis of an organ or organism

Ventral

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:36:24 UTC

the area on the body in the lower front, around the stomach area.

Superior

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:37:40 UTC

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

Inferior

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:41:14 UTC

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

Prone

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:48:39 UTC

With the front (or ventral) surface downward

Supine

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:49:23 UTC

the individual is lying on their back, with their face and abdomen facing upwards.

Medial

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:50:35 UTC

to the inside of the body.

Lateral

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:51:48 UTC

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

Anatomical Position

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:53:07 UTC

the positioning of the body when it is standing upright and facing forward with each arm hanging on either side of the body, and the palms facing forward.

Distal

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:55:28 UTC

parts of the body further away from the center.

Proximal

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:57:44 UTC

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

transverse plane

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 14:59:22 UTC

divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves.

midsagittal plane

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:00:22 UTC

one of the imaginary planes that intersect the body, dividing it into parts or 'slices'

frontal plane

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:02:18 UTC

A cardinal plane which divides the body from left to right into front (anterior) and back (posterior) halves of equal mass.

flexion

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:03:34 UTC

bending an arm or leg.

extension

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:04:52 UTC

expanding the angle of a joint; moving one end further from the other

pronation

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:05:41 UTC

Motion of the foot articulations that allow the foot to become more prone to the support surface thereby increasing the ground contact surface area of the foot.

supination

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:06:26 UTC

an outward rolling that causes the foot to rise above the ground as you walk.

elevation

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:07:33 UTC

Keeping the area raised above the level of the heart to reduce swelling.

depression

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:09:04 UTC

the movement down

internal rotation

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:09:56 UTC

turning the anterior surface of the limb toward the midline of the body

external rotation

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:11:03 UTC

rotation away from the midline along a vertical axis.

circumduction

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:11:54 UTC

a conical movement of a limb extending from the joint at which the movement is controlled.

plantar flexion

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:12:40 UTC

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

dorsiflexion

elbeck2 — 2025-02-07 15:13:25 UTC

the flexion of the ankle or wrist