Anatomical Terms Padlet by Anderson Cowell _ Student - ApexFriendshipHS

Anatomical Terms

aqcowell — 2024-02-14 12:50:58 UTC

Anatomical Position

aqcowell — 2024-02-14 13:01:47 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.

Dorsal

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 12:44:02 UTC

relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ.

ventral

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:49:47 UTC

relating to the front part of the body; towards the belly

superior

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:51:23 UTC

toward the head end of the body; upper

inferior

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:51:49 UTC

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

prone

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:52:31 UTC

the body position in which a person is lying flat on their front, face down.

supline

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:52:58 UTC

a person lying on their back with their face and torso pointing up.

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:53:23 UTC

in front of

Posterior

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:53:42 UTC

back of the body

medial

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:55:05 UTC

towards the center

lateral

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:55:32 UTC

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

Deep

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:55:59 UTC

away from the surface or further into the body

Superficial

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:56:35 UTC

closer to the surface of the body

Distal

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:56:44 UTC

a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part

Proximal

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:57:33 UTC

a part of the body that is closer to the center of the body than another part.

Transverse plane

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:57:58 UTC

horizontal plane

Sagittal plane

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:58:58 UTC

plane that divides the body into right and left sections.

frontal plane

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 20:59:43 UTC

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

Flexion

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 21:00:17 UTC

bending an arm or leg

Extension

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 21:00:44 UTC

a movement that increases the angle between two body parts.

Abduction

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 21:01:15 UTC

the motion of a limb or appendage away from the midline of the body.

Adduction

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 21:01:49 UTC

when you move a limb/body part towards the center of the body

Pronation

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 21:02:15 UTC

a rotational movement of the forearm that results in the palm facing posteriorly

Supination

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 21:02:41 UTC

rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward and the radius lies parallel to the ulna.

Elevation

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 21:04:55 UTC

The rise of a physiological variable above normal

deppression

aqcowell — 2024-02-15 21:06:11 UTC

a common mental disorder