Anatomical Words by Stella

2. Ventral

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Refers to the front or belly side of the body.

1. Dorsal

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Refers to the back side of the body or organ.

3. Superior

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Toward the head or upper part of the body.

4. Inferior

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Away from the head; lower part of the body.

5. Prone

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Body lying face down

6. Supine

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Body lying face up.

7. Medial

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Toward the midline of the body.

8. Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body.

9. Anatomical Position

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Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing forward.

10. Distal

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Farther from the point of the attachment or origin.

11. Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment or origin.

12. Transverse Plane

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Horizontal plane dividing the body into top and bottom halves.

13. Midsagittal Plane

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Verticle plane diving the bodyy into equal left and right halves.

14. Frontal Plane

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Veritcle plane diving the body into front and back halves.

15. Flexion

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Decreasng the angle between two body parts.

16. Extension

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Increasing the angle between two body parts.

17. Pronation

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Rotation of the forearm so the palm faces downward.

18. Supination

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Rotation of the forearm so the palm faces upward.

19. Elevation

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Rasing a body part (shrugging shoulders)

20. Depression

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Lowering a body part (relaxing shoulders)

21. Internal Rotation

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Rotation toward the center of the body.

22. External Rotation

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Rotation away from the center of the body

23. Circumduction

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Circular movement combining flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

24. Plantar Flexion

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Pointing the toes downward

25. Dorsiflexion

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Pulling the toes upward toward the shin