Anatomical Terms by Brayden Hill _ Student - HollyGroveMS

1. Dorsal 2. Ventral

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:13:56 UTC

Dorsal refers to the backside of the body, while ventral is the front side

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:16:00 UTC

Superior is the upper half of the body, and inferior is the lower half

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:18:24 UTC

Supine is when the body is facing up, and prone refers to the opposite.

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:20:22 UTC

Medial refers to a range closer to the midline of the body, and lateral is the opposite, following the outside of the body.

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:23:06 UTC

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:24:55 UTC

Proximal is the area of the body, closely to the larger mass, and distal is the area further from the main mass of the body

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:28:34 UTC

Midsagittal divides the body into a right, and left side. Transversal divides the body into superior and inferior

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:30:58 UTC

Frontal plane is the whole front side of the body.

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:34:55 UTC

Flexion is the act of bending an artery, and extension is basically stretching an area of the body

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:40:20 UTC

Supination is the outside rolling of the foot, while Pronation is the inside rolling of the foot.

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:42:07 UTC

It is basically tense vs relaxation/prone.

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:45:08 UTC

These both refer to the rotation of multiple areas of the body, but one is external and the other in internal

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:46:18 UTC

Act or rotating either your legs or arms

bmhill2 — 2025-02-10 14:48:18 UTC

Plantar flexion is the act of the foot of the downward motion away from the body, dorsiflexion is the opposite