Anatomical Terms Padlet by Heaven Briggs _ Student - WakefieldHS

1.dorsal

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:40:09 UTC

the back side

2. ventral

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:41:08 UTC

stomach side

3. Superior

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:43:14 UTC

towards the top or head

4. inferior

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:48:25 UTC

towards the bottom or feet

5. Prone

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:49:31 UTC

laying on your stomach, back facing up

6.Supine

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:49:58 UTC

laying on your back, stomach facing up

7. Medial

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:51:36 UTC

towards the inside, midline of body

8. Lateral

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:52:28 UTC

towards the outside or away from midline of body

9. Anatomical Position

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:54:00 UTC

Position used as a reference to identify & describe the relation of body parts to one another.

10.Distal

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:55:14 UTC

away from the main body or reference point

11. Proximal

hjbriggs — 2024-09-17 23:56:10 UTC

towards the main body or reference point

12. transverse plane

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:05:51 UTC

an anatomical plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections

13. midsagittal plane

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:07:02 UTC

the sagittal plane as it bisects the body vertically

14. frontal plane

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:08:24 UTC

A vertical plane running from side to side

15. flexion

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:11:24 UTC

bringing two bones closer together, decreasing the joint angle

16. extension

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:12:34 UTC

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

17.pronation

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:13:51 UTC

moving the palm from an anterior, up facing position to a posterior, down facing position - to “pour out the soup”

18. supination

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:14:33 UTC

moving the palm from an posterior, down facing position to a anterior, up facing position - to “hold a bowl of soup”

19. elevation

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:17:23 UTC

Keeping the area raised above the level of the heart to reduce swelling.

20. depression

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:19:02 UTC

mood disorder

21.internal rotation

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:22:44 UTC

rotating inward, also called medial rotation

22.external rotation

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:24:11 UTC

rotating outward also called lateral rotation

23.circumduction

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:26:22 UTC

full rotation of the shoulder in a circle.

24.plantar flexion

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:28:21 UTC

pointing the toes downward

25. dorsiflexion

hjbriggs — 2024-09-18 00:29:14 UTC

moving your foot towards the shin