Anatomial terms by Ndey Jeng _ Student - WakefieldHS

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nfjeng — 2024-02-14 16:22:42 UTC

dorsal is on the back side of the body

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nfjeng — 2024-02-14 16:28:35 UTC

Prone is when you are lying on your stomach with your back facing up

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nfjeng — 2024-02-14 16:31:24 UTC

Superior is when a body part is closer to the top of the head, like the eyes are superior to the nose

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 15:47:20 UTC

Ventral is on the stomach side, so the pigs belly

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 15:48:36 UTC

Inferior is towards the bottom or feet

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 15:55:20 UTC

Supine is laying on your back, stomach facing up

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 16:01:21 UTC

Medial is towards the midline of the body, like the inside of the thigh is medial

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 16:03:38 UTC

Lateral is towards the outside or away from midline of body, the outside of the elbow is lateral

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 16:05:36 UTC

Anatomical position is the position used to describe the relation of body parts to another.

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 16:09:29 UTC

Distal is away from the main body, so the fingers are distal.

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 16:14:23 UTC

Proximal is towards the main body or reference point, so the thigh is proximal because its closer to the main body.

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 16:17:03 UTC

The transversal plane divides the body between the inferior and superior sections.

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 16:27:09 UTC

The midsagittal plane divides the body in the left and right side.

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nfjeng — 2024-02-15 16:36:29 UTC

The frontal plane divides the body in anterior and posterior setions

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 00:58:38 UTC

Flexion is bringing two bones closer together, decreasing the joint angle

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 01:00:50 UTC

Extension is moving two bones away from each other, increasing the joint angle & distance between bones

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 01:03:05 UTC

Pronation is moving the palm from an anterior, up facing position to a posterior, down facing position

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 01:14:12 UTC

Supination is moving the palm from an anterior, up facing position to a posterior, down facing position

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 01:24:37 UTC

Elevation is used to reduce the pooling of fluid in the injured joint

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 01:44:22 UTC

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 01:47:47 UTC

Internal rotation is the rotation towards the center of the body.

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 01:57:19 UTC

External rotation is referring to the rotation away from the center of the body.

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 02:00:40 UTC

Circumduction is the movement of a body region in circular manner , when one part of a body stays stationary while the other is in a circular motion

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 02:05:41 UTC

Plantar Flexion is when pointing the toes downward

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nfjeng — 2024-02-19 02:08:30 UTC

Dorsiflexion is moving your foot towards the shin