My harmonious anatomical padlet by James Bodkin _ Student - WakefieldMS

1. Dorsal

jrbodkin — 2024-02-13 16:30:22 UTC

Dorsal means the back part of the organism.

2. Ventral

jrbodkin — 2024-02-13 16:35:38 UTC

Ventral means the front part of the organism, like the abdomen or stomach

3. Superior

jrbodkin — 2024-02-14 16:09:47 UTC

Superior means anything from the waist up, and the closer you are to the top of your head is more superior. For example: your eyes are superior to your nose.

4. Inferior

jrbodkin — 2024-02-14 16:34:59 UTC

Inferior means anything from the waist up, and the closer you are to your feet than the more inferior. For example: your kneecaps are inferior to your thigh.

5. Prone

jrbodkin — 2024-02-14 23:01:04 UTC

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

6. Supine

jrbodkin — 2024-02-14 23:04:17 UTC

The supine position is a term used to describe a person lying on their back with their face and torso pointing up.

7. Medial

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 00:09:23 UTC

Medial means to be more towards the middle of the body.

8. Lateral

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 00:13:17 UTC

Lateral means to the side of, or away from, the middle of the body. For example the ears are lateral to the nose. The arms are lateral to the chest.

9. Anatomical Position

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 00:42:32 UTC

Anatomical position is the description of any region or part of the body in a specific stance.

10. Distal

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 00:46:24 UTC

Distal refers to sites located away from a specific area, most often the center of the body.

11. Proximal

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 00:47:56 UTC

Proximal means nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body.

12. Transversal Plane

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 00:52:39 UTC

The Transversal Plane is an invisible line that goes across the middle of your stomach to show what the top and bottom half of your body is.

13. Midsagittal Plane

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 16:07:31 UTC

The midsagittal plane is basically where you draw an invisible line through the top of the head and it splits the body in half.

14. Frontal Plane

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 16:15:31 UTC

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

15. Flexion

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 16:22:13 UTC

A bending movement around a joint in a limb at the knee or elbow.

16. Extension

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 16:28:51 UTC

Extension refers to a movement that increases the angle between two body parts

17. Pronation

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 19:15:22 UTC

The way a foot rolls inwards, distributing the impact of the body weight upon landing

18. Supination

jrbodkin — 2024-02-15 19:17:06 UTC

A corresponding movement of the foot and leg in which the foot rolls outward with an elevated arch

19. Elevation

jrbodkin — 2024-02-21 20:48:47 UTC

Elevation is movement in a superior direction. For example, shrugging is an example of elevation of the scapula.

20. Depression

jrbodkin — 2024-02-21 20:50:48 UTC

Depression is movement in an inferior direction, the opposite of elevation.

21. Internal Rotation

jrbodkin — 2024-02-21 20:54:13 UTC

The rotation towards the center of the body.

22. External Rotation

jrbodkin — 2024-02-21 20:55:51 UTC

The rotation away from the center of the body.

23. Circumduction

jrbodkin — 2024-02-21 20:58:27 UTC

Circumduction is the movement of a body region in a circular manner, in which one end of the body region being moved stays relatively stationary while the other end describes a circle.

24. Plantar Flexion

jrbodkin — 2024-02-21 21:00:26 UTC

Plantar flexion describes the extension of the ankle so that the foot points down and away from the leg.

25. Dorsiflexion

jrbodkin — 2024-02-21 21:01:38 UTC

Dorsiflexion is the backward bending and contracting of your hand or foot.