Anatomical Terms padlet by Faelyn Hart _ Student - ApexFriendshipMS

1. anatomical position

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In this position, a person stands upright, facing forward, with feet parallel and close together, arms at the sides, and palms facing forward

2. dorsal

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the backside of your body

3. ventral

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Front or belly side of your body

4. superior

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Closer to the head

5. inferior

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closer to the feet

6. prone

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lying face down

7. supine

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lying face up

8. anterior

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front of the body

9. posterior

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back of the body

10. medial

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closer to the midline

11. lateral

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away from the midline

12. deep

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away from the surface

13. superficial

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closer to the surface

14. distal

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Farther from the trunk

15. proximal

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Closer to the trunk

16. transverse plane

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Divides the body into upper and lower parts

17. sagittal plane

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Divides the body into left and right parts

18. frontal plane

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Divides the body into front and back parts

19. flexion

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Decreasing the angle of a joint

20. extension

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Increasing the angle of a joint

21. abduction

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Movement away from the midline

22. adduction

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Movement toward the midline

23. pronation

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Rotating the palm downward

24. supination

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Rotating the palm upward

25. elevation

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raising your shoulder blades

26. depression

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lowering your shoulder blades

27. internal rotation

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Rotating inward toward the midline

28. external rotation

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Rotating outward away from the midline

29. circumduction

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Circular movement of a limb

30. inversion

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Turning the sole of the foot inward

31. eversion

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Turning the sole of the foot outward

32. Plantarflexion

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Pointing the toes downward

33. dorsiflexion

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Bringing the toes upward