Sports Med Anatomical Terms by Danielle Kuchnia _ Student - AlstonRidgeMS

#9 - Anatomical Position

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-11 13:21:05 UTC

The standard anatomical position of the human body consists of the body facing upright and facing forward with the legs parallel to one another. The upper limbs, or arms, hang at either side and the palms face forward.

#1 & #2 - Dorsal & Ventral

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-11 13:48:29 UTC

Dorsal and Ventral are mostly used on animals. Dorsal means on the back side and ventral means towards the stomach side.

#3 & #4 - Superior and Inferior

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-11 13:56:47 UTC

Superior means toward the head and inferior means away from the head towards your feet.

#5 & #6 - Supine and Prone

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-11 14:00:48 UTC

Prone generally means lying face down, supine means lying face up.

#7 & #8 - Medial and Lateral

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-11 14:04:00 UTC

Medial is towards the midline and lateral is away from the midline.

#10 & #11 - Distal and Proximal

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-12 13:10:55 UTC

Proximal means closer to its origin, and distal means further away.

#12 & #13 & #14 - Transversal, Midsagittal and Frontal Plane

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-12 13:17:21 UTC

The three planes of motion include coronal (frontal), sagittal (longitudinal), and transverse (axial) planes. These planes move side-to-side, front and back, or rotationally, respectively.

#15 & #16 - Flexion and Extension

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-12 13:22:19 UTC

The shoulder or hip flexion is movement of the arm or leg forward. Extension is the opposite of flexion, a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts.

#17 & #18 - Pronation and Supination

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-12 13:26:53 UTC

Supination is considered turning the palm of the hand upward, and pronation is considered turning the palm downward.

#19 & #20 - Elevation and Depression

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-12 13:32:36 UTC

Depression and elevation are downward and upward movements of the scapula or mandible

#21 & #22 - Internal Rotation and External Rotation

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-12 13:35:54 UTC

Internal rotation is rotating a joint towards the midline and external rotation is rotating a joint away from the midline.

#23 - Circumduction

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-12 13:38:37 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 & #25 - Plantar flexion and Dorsiflexion

dvkuchnia — 2024-09-12 13:40:33 UTC

During dorsiflexion, the foot points more superiorly at the ankle joint. During plantar flexion, the foot points more inferiorly at the ankle joint.