AnatomicalTerms by Izzy Rubin

1. dorsal

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 12:55:31 UTC

Dorsal is the top of an animal, like the back.

3. Superior

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:05:10 UTC

Superior is towards the top of the head

5. Prone

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:10:56 UTC

prone is when you are laying on your stomach, back facing up.

Ventral

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:17:35 UTC

Ventral is the bottom of an animal, like the belly.

2. Ventral

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:18:17 UTC

Ventral is the bottom an animal like the belly

4. Inferior

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:19:45 UTC

Inferior is towards an animals feet

6. Supine

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:20:36 UTC

Supine is when an animal is laying on its back, with its belly facing up.

7. Medial

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:29:51 UTC

Medial is towards the inside, midline of the body

8. Lateral

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:30:43 UTC

towards the outside or away from the midline of the body

9. Anatomical position

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:35:55 UTC

this is the position that is used as a reference to identify and describe the relation of body parts to one another

10. Distal

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:52:21 UTC

away from the main body or reference point

11. proximal

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 13:52:48 UTC

towards the main body or reference point

12. transverse plane

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:07:13 UTC

divides the body into upper half(superior) and bottom half(inferior)

13. midsagittal plane

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:08:55 UTC

divides the body into left and right sections

14. frontal plane

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:09:43 UTC

divides the body into front(anterior) and back(posterior) sections

15. felxtion

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:10:38 UTC

16. extension

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:10:49 UTC

moving two bones away from eachother, increasing the joint angle and distance between bones

17. Pronation

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:38:20 UTC

moving the palm from facing up, to facing down

18. supination

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:40:03 UTC

moving the palm from facing down, to facing up

19. elevation

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:51:32 UTC

upwards movement of a bone or body part

20. depression

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:52:37 UTC

moving a body part downwards

21. internal rotation

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:54:07 UTC

rotating inward

22. external rotation

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 14:54:16 UTC

rotating outward

23. Circumduction

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 19:25:47 UTC

full rotation of the shoulder

24. plantarflexion

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 19:28:25 UTC

the relaxed position of the ankle

25. dorsiflexion

izzy_rubin — 2024-09-16 19:30:24 UTC

the most stable position of the ankle