Anatomical Terms Padlet by McKaylah Barts _ Student - SandersonHS

Dorsal

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relating to or situated near or on the back especially of an animal or of one of its parts

Ventral

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An anatomical direction that refers to the front or lower side of the body

Superior

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being higher in position or rank, greater in quality or value, or displaying a sense of being better than others

Inferior

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lower in rank, status, or quality

Prone

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likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome

Supine

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lying flat on one's back with the face and front of the body turned upward

Medial

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Medial means toward the middle or center

Lateral

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of, at, toward, or from the side or sides

Anatomical Position

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a standardized and universally accepted posture of the human body used as a reference point for describing anatomical structures and movements

Distal

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sites located away from a specific area, most often the center of the body

Proximal

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nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body

transverse plane

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an imaginary horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts

midsagittal plane

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an imaginary vertical plane that divides the human body into equal left and right halves

frontal plane

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is an imaginary vertical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections

flexion

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

extension

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a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation.

pronation

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a natural inward rolling motion of the foot or forearm

supination

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a rotational movement where the hand's palm or the foot's sole turns upward or outward, often associated with underpronation or a high arch

elevation

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the action or fact of elevating or being elevated.

depression

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persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities that were once enjoyable

internal rotation

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the movement of a limb or body part inward, toward the body's midline

external rotation

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the anatomical movement of turning a body part, such as a limb, away from the midline of the body

circumduction

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a circular or conical movement of a body part, such as a limb or finger, that combines the sequential motions of flexion (bending), extension (straightening), abduction (moving away from the body), and adduction (moving toward the body)

plantar flexion

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the movement of the foot where the toes point downward and the heel rises

dorsiflexion

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the upward bending motion of the foot or hand, bringing the toes or fingers closer to the shin or forearm, respectively