anatomical terms padlet by Jason Bernal _ Student - WakefieldHS

Dorsal

jnbernal1 — 2025-09-29 14:03:49 UTC

the back or posterior surface of a structure or organism

ventral

jnbernal1 — 2025-09-29 14:04:27 UTC

the back or posterior surface of a structure or organism

superior

jnbernal1 — 2025-09-29 14:05:40 UTC

located toward the head or upper part of the body or a structure indicating a position higher than another point

inferior

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:32:34 UTC

below or lower position

prone

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:35:16 UTC

When the body faces down laying down on the stomach

supine

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:35:58 UTC

when the persons body lies on their back facing up opposite of prone

medial

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:36:28 UTC

towards the center or middle of your body

lateral

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:37:21 UTC

the side of the body or the side of a body part

anatomical position

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:40:51 UTC

The reference most commonly used in anatomy to describe the location and orientation of a body's structure

distal

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:42:49 UTC

The location farther away from a point or origin

proximal

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:44:54 UTC

A position or a part that is closer to the point or the origin or attachment of body part

transverse plane

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:45:54 UTC

one of the three primary plans in the human body

midsagittal plane

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:49:04 UTC

an imaginary vertical plane that divides the human body into equal left and right halves

frontal plane

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:49:35 UTC

one of three primary planes

flexion

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:53:41 UTC

when you bend a joint or limb

extension

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:54:37 UTC

the movement of where a joint increases the angle extending or straightening the body part

pronation

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:55:18 UTC

the inward rotation of a body part typically the foot or forearm

supination

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:58:55 UTC

the rotation of a forearm that turns the palm upward or forward

elevation

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 13:59:54 UTC

the upward movement of a body part or structure

depression

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 14:01:20 UTC

has a structure moving up or superiorly in contrast to depression which refers to the movement of the body

external rotation

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 14:02:50 UTC

a movement where the limb turns outwards away from the midline

dorsiflexion

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 14:05:08 UTC

when the foot turns up towards the shin

internal rotation

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 14:05:59 UTC

the movement where a body part or limb rotates towards the midline of the body

circumduction

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 14:09:24 UTC

type of joint movement that describes the rotational movement around a fixed point

plantar flexion

jnbernal1 — 2025-10-16 14:09:51 UTC

a movement where the foot bends away from the shin