Anatomical Terms Padlet by Sanjana Malini Raman _ Student - GreenHopeHS

1. Dorsal

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Relating to or referring to the back of the body

2. Ventral

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Relating or referring to the front of the body

3. Superior

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Situated higher to another part/structure in the body

4. Inferior

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Situated lower to another part/structure in the body

5. Prone

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Body position when the person is lying flat with the chest down and the back up

6. Supine

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Body position when the person is lying flat on their back, facing up

7. Medial

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Position closer to the midline of the body

8. Lateral

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Position closer to the sides of the body

9. Anatomical Position

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Standard position where the body is standing up erect facing forward, the arms are at the sides, with the palms facing forward. The feet are flat and pointing forward, and the thumbs point away from the body.

10. Distal

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Further away from the point of attachment to the trunk of the body (only on the limbs)

11. Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment to the trunk of the body (only on the limbs)

12. transverse plane

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Body plane that horizontally divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions.

13. midsagittal plane

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Body plane that vertically divides the body into left and right halves.

14. frontal plane

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Body plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) halves.

15. flexion

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Joint movement that decreases the angles between two body parts.

16. extension

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Joint movement that increases the angles between two body parts.

17. pronation

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Movement that rotates/rolls the part of the body inward

18. supination

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Movement that rotates/rolls the part of the body outward

19. elevation

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Movement of the body in a superior or upward direction

20. depression

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Movement of the body in a inferior or downward direction

21. internal rotation

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Motion when the limb or body part rotates inward toward the midline of the body

22. external rotation

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Motion when the limb or body part rotates outward toward the sides of the body

23. circumduction

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Circular movement of the body part or joint, like limbs or hips.

24. plantar flexion

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Movement of the foot that points the toes downward and away from the body

25. dorsiflexion

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Movement of the foot that points the toes upward and toward the body.