Sports Med Anatomical Terms by Ryleigh Shumate _ Student - WakefieldHS

1. Dorsal-

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the back or posterior surface of an organism or body part.

2. Ventral-

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Front or belly side of an organism

3. Superior-

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Higher up or above on the body

4. Inferior-

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Below or towards the bottom of the body

5. Prone-

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Laying on your stomach

6. Supine-

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Laying on your back

7. Medial-

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Towards the midline

8. Lateral-

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Away from the midline

9. Anatomical Position-

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a standardized reference point used in anatomy to describe the location of body structures

10. Distal-

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a location that is farther away from a point of attachment or origin

11. Proximal

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a location closer to the origin, attachment point, or center of the body

12. Transverse plane-

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It is a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts

13. Midsagittal plane-

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It runs directly through the center of the body's midline, making it a symmetrical division

14. Frontal plane-

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a vertical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) halves

15. Flexion-

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the action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint.

16. Extension

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a movement that increases the angle between two bones or body parts at a joint

17. Pronation-

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the natural inward rolling motion of your foot as you walk or run, which helps absorb shock by slightly flattening the arch and distributing impact

18. Supination

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a rotational movement of the forearm and hand that positions the palm of the hand face up or forward

19. Elevation-

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the upward movement of a body part or structure

20. Depression-

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the downward, or inferior, movement of a body part

21. internal rotation

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the movement of a limb or body part rotating around its long axis toward the body's midline

22. external rotation-

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a movement away from the body's midline, such as rotating your forearm outwards when your elbow is bent

23. circumduction-

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the circular movement of a body part that is formed by the continuous combination of four other movements: flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction

24. plantar flexion-

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pointing the foot

25. dorsiflexion-

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bringing the toes towards the shin/ ankle points up