Anatomical Positions by James Taddeo _ Student - ApexFriendshipHS

1. Anatomical Position

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

2. Dorsal

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The back side.

3. Ventral

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The stomach side.

4. Superior

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Towards the top or head.

5. Inferior

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Towards the bottom or feet.

6. Prone

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Laying on your stomach, back facing up.

7. Supine

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Laying on your back, stomach facing up.

8. Anterior

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In front of.

9. Posterior

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In back of, behind.

10. Medial

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Towards the inside, midline of body.

11. Lateral

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Towards the outside or away from the midline of the body

12. Deep

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Away from the surface

13. Superficial

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Towards the surface

14. Distal

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Away from the main body or reference point.

15. Proximal

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Towards the main body or reference point

16. Transverse Plane

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Splits the upper and lower body.

17. Sagittal Plane

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Splits the body left and right

18. Frontal Plane

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Splits the body front and back.

19. Flexion

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Bringing two bones closer together, decreasing the joint angle.

20. Extension

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

21. Abduction

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Moving an extremity away from the midline of the body, also refers to the fanning of the fingers/toes.

22. Adduction

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Moving an extremity towards the midline of the body or to “add” the body.

23. Pronation

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

24. Supination

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

25. Elevation

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Movement in a superior direction.

26. Depression

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Movement in an inferior direction.

27. Internal Rotation

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Movement of a bone around an axis inward.

28. External Rotation

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movement of a bone around an axis outward.

29. Circumduction

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Full rotation of the shoulder in a circle.

30. Inversion

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turning the sole of your foot medially.

31. Eversion

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Turning the sole of your foot laterally.

32. Plantarflexion

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Pointing the toes downward.

33. Dorsiflexion

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Moving your foot towards the shin