Anatomical Terms Padlet by Jacob Barnett _ Student - DavisDriveMS

1. Dorsal

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The back side of the body, mainly used when talking about animals like dolphins or fish since they have dorsal fins

2. Ventral

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The stomach side of an animal, the opposite of the dorsal side.

3. Superior

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The term superior normally refers to everything over the midline of the body, areas closer to the head and top.

4. Inferior

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Inferior refers to everything below the midline of the body, closer to the feet

5. Prone

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Laying on stomach side

6. Supine

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Laying on back side

7. Medial

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Inside/Towards the midline

8. Lateral

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Away from or outside the midline

9. Anatomical Position

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Position used as a reference to identify and describe the relation of body parts to each other. This includes, standing straight, palms facing forward, feet shoulder width apart, and elbows straight

10. Distal

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Away from a reference point

11. Proximal

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Close to a reference point

12. Transverse plane

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The plane that divides the body in half cut through the waist.

13. Midsagittal plane

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This plane divides the body into equal left and right halves cut from the head to the feet.

14. Frontal Plane

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This plane divides the body into back and front cut from side to side of the body

15. Flexion

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A movement that causes the angle between the bones of a joint to decrease

16. Extension

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A movement that increases the angle between two body parts

17. Pronation

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The natural movement of the foot when it rolls inward

18. Supination

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The movement of the foot rolling downward

19. Elevation

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A movement upward

20. Depression

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A movement where something moves downward

21. Internal Rotation

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Rotation towards the midline

22. External rotation

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Rotation away from the midline

23. Circumduction

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Moving joints in a circular motion

24. Plantar flexion

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The movement of the foot in a downward motion away from the body

25. Dorsiflexion

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The movement of the foot upwards towards the body