Anatomical Terms Padlet by Felipe Benhami Goncalves Dos Santos _ Student - ApexFriendshipMS

1. Anatomical Position

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Position used as reference to identify & describe the relation of body parts to one another.

2. Dorsal

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Back side

3. Ventral

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Stomach side

4. Superior

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Towards the top

5. Inferior

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Towards the bottom

6. Prone

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Laying on your stomach, back facing up

7. Supine

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Laying on your back, stomach facing up

8. Anterior

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In front of

9. Posterior

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In back of, behind

10. Medial

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Toward the inside, midline of the body

11. Lateral

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Toward the outside or away from the midline of the body

12. Deep

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Away from the surface of the body

13. Superficial

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Closer to the surface of the body

14. Distal

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Away from the body or reference point

15. Proximal

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Toward the main body or reference point

16. Transverse Plane

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Divide body into superior & inferior sections

17. Sagittal Plane

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Divide body into right & left sections

18. Frontal Plane

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Divide body into anterior & posterior sections

19. Flexion

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Bringing two bones closer together, decreasing the joint angle

20. Extension

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Moving two bones away from each other, increasing the joint angle & distance between bones

21. Abduction

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Moving an extremity away from the midline of the body, also refers the fanning of the fingers

22. Adduction

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Moving an extremity towards the midline of the body or “add the body”

23. Pronation

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Moving the palm from an anterior, up-facing position to a posterior, down-facing position, “pour out the soup” position

24. Supination

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Moving the palm from a posterior, down, facing position to an anterior, up facing position - “hold a bowl of soup” position

25. Elevation

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Raising or lifting a body part

26. Depression

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Moving downward a body part

27. Internal Rotation

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Rotating inward - Also called medial rotation

28. External Rotation

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Rotating outward - also called lateral rotation

29. Circumduction

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Full rotation of a joint in a circle

30. Inversion

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Turning the sole of your foot medially

31. Eversion

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Turning the sole of your foot laterally

32. Plantarflexion

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Pointing the toes downward “standing on your toes”

33. Dorsiflexion

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Moving your foot toward the shin “standing on your heels”