Anatomical terms project by Kinsey Berry _ Student - ApexFriendshipHS

1. Anatomical position

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Position used as a reference to identify and describe the relation of body parts to one another

2. Dorsal

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Relating to the back of the body

3. Ventral

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Relating to the front or belly side of the body

4. superior

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Above or higher

5. Inferior

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Below or lower

6. Prone

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Laying on your stomach face down

7. Supine

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Laying on your back, face up

8. Anterior

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front of body

9. Posterior

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Back of body

10. Medial

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Towards the midline of the body

11. Lateral

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away from the midline of the body

12. Deep

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Located further away from the surface of the body

13. Superficial

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Towards or on the surface of the body

14. Distal

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Farthest from the point of attachment or origin

15. Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment or origin

16. Transverse plane

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Divides the body into top and bottom

17. Sagittal plane

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Divides the body into left and right

18. Frontal plane

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Divides the body into front and back

19. Flexion

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Decreasing the angle between two bones

20. Extension

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Increasing the angle between two bones

21. Abduction

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Moving a body part away from midline of the body

22. Adduction

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Moving a body part towards the midline of the body

23. Pronation

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Rotating the forearm so the palm faces down

24. Supination

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Rotating the forearm so the palm faces up

25. Elevation

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lifting or raising a body part to reduce swelling and promote healing

26. Depression

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movement of a body part downward or inferiorly

27. Internal rotation

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rotation of a joint toward the midline of the body

28. External rotation

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external rotation is the rotation of a joint away from the midline of the body

29. Circumduction

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circular movement of a body part that combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

30. Inversion

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movement of the sole of the foot inward toward the midline of the body

31. Exversion

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movement of the sole of the foot outward away from the midline of the body

32. Plantarflexion

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movement that points the toes downward away from the shin

33. Dorsiflexion

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movement that brings the top of the foot toward the shin

34. Retraction

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movement of a body part backward toward the midline of the body

35. Protraction

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movement of a body part forward away from the midline of the body