Sports Med by Shenell Smith _ Student - PantherCreekHS

1. Dorsal

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The back side of the body

2. Ventral

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towards the front or belly

3. Superior

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towards the top or head

4. Inferior

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towards the bottom or feet

5. Prone

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lying face down

6. Supine

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lying face up

7. Medial

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towards the inside, midline of body

8. Lateral

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towards the outside or away from midline of body

9. Anatomical Position

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Standing upright, facing forward, arms at the side, and palms facing forward

10. Distal

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away from the main body or reference point

11. Proximal

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towards the main body or reference point

12. transverse plane

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A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts.

13. midsagittal plane

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A vertical plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves

14. frontal plane

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Also called the coronal plane; divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts.

15. flexion

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Bending a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones

16. extension

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extension is the movement of a joint that increases the angle between two body parts, typically resulting in the straightening or "unbending" of a limb or body part from a flexed or bent position

17. pronation

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Rotating the forearm or palm down (posteriorly).

18. supination

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Rotating the forearm or palm up (anteriorly).

19. elevation

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Lifting or moving a body part superiorly, like shrugging shoulders.

21. internal rotation

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Rotating a limb or part toward the midline of the body.

22. external rotation

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Rotating a limb or part away from the midline of the body.

23. circumduction

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Circular movement of a limb that combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.

24. plantar flexion

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Movement where the top of the foot points downward away from the shin (like pressing a gas pedal).

25. dorsiflexion

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Movement where the top of the foot points upward, towards the shin.

20. depression

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Lowering a body part, like moving shoulders down from a shrug.