Antatomical Terms by Kelsey Miller _ Student - ApexFriendshipHS

1. Anatomical Position

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The standard reference posture. Standing upright, facing forward, feet parallel, arms at sides, palms facing forward

2. Dorsal

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Back side of the body

3. Ventral

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front or belly side of the body.

4. Superior

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Toward the head or upper part of the body

5. Inferior

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Away from the head or toward the lower part of the body

6. Prone

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Lying face down

7. Supine

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Lying face up

8. Anterior

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Toward the front of the body

9. Posterior

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Towards the back of the body

10. Medial

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Towards the mid-sagittal plane

11. Lateral

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Away from the midline

12. Deep

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further away from the surface of the body

13. Superficial

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Near/above surface of the body

14. Distal

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Away from orgin/body

15. Proximal

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Closer to orgin/body

16. Transverse plane

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horizontal plane dividing the body into an upper and lower part

17. Saggital Plane

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Vertical plane dividing the body into left and right

18. Frontal Plane

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Vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior

19. Flexion

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the bending motion

20. Extension

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Increasing the angle between body parts or straightening

21. Abduction

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Movement away from the midline

22. Adduction

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movement towards the midline

23. Pronation

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Rotational movement turning the palm downward or backward

24. Supination

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Rotational movement turning the palm upward or forward.

25. Elevation

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Lifting a body part

26. Depression

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Moving body part inferiorly

27. Internal rotation

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Rotating a limb toward the midline

28. External rotation

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Rotating a limb away from the midline

29. Circumduction

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Movement in a circular or cone-shaped path combining flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

30. Inversion

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Turning the sole of the foot medially

31. Eversion

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Turning the sole of the foot laterally

32. Plantarfexion

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pointing foot downward

33. Dorisflexion

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flexing the foot upward

34. Retraction

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Pulling a body part backward

35. Protraction

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Moving a body part forward