Sports Medicine Padlet by Emanuel Mori _ Student - EastWakeHS

1. Dorsal

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Relating to the back or posterior of a structure

2. Ventral

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of or relating to the belly

3. Superior

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toward the head end of the body; upper

4. Inferior

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

5. Prone

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a position of the body lying face down.

6. Supine

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a term used to describe a person lying on their back with their face and torso pointing up.

7. Medial

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toward the middle or center.

8. Lateral

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

9. Anatomical Position

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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.

10. Distal

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sites located away from a specific area, most often the center of the body

11. Proximal

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

12. Transverse Plane

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a horizontal plane.

13. Midsagittal Plane

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A vertical plane through the longitudinal axis of the body or part of the body, dividing it into right and left parts

14. Frontal Plane

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

15. Flexion

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a bending movement that decreases the angle between a segment and its proximal segment.

16. Extension

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a movement that increases the angle between two body parts.

17. Pronation

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

18. Supination

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

19. Elevation

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movement in a superior direction

20. Depression

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lowering a body part.

21. Internal Rotation

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rotation toward the midline along a vertical axis.

22. External Rotation

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rotation away from the midline along a vertical axis.

23. Circumduction

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the movement of a body region in a circular manner, in which one end of the body region being moved stays relatively stationary while the other end describes a circle.

24. Plantar Flexion

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

25. Dorsiflexion

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