Anatomical Definitions of Body Positions & Terms of Movement

Question 1

SUPINE

Answer 1

Lying on the back or with the face upward. In anatomical terms, the dorsal side is down and the ventral side is up.

Question 2

PRONE

Answer 2

Lying flat with the chest down and their back up. In anatomical terms, the dorsal side is up, and the ventral side is down

Question 3

MIDLINE

Answer 3

Bisecting of the body vertically down the center

Question 4

ANTERIOR

Answer 4

Front side of the body

Question 5

POSTERIOR

Answer 5

Back side of the body

Question 6

FLEXION

Answer 6

Bending movement that decreases the angle between two parts

Question 7

EXTENSION

Answer 7

Straightening movement that increases the angle between two parts

Question 8

ABDUCTION

Answer 8

A motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body

Question 9

ADDUCTION

Answer 9

A motion that pulls a structure or part in toward the midline of the body

Question 10

LATERAL ROTATION

Answer 10

Rotating outward

Question 11

MEDIAL ROTATION

Answer 11

Rotating inward

Question 12

ELEVATION

Answer 12

Movement in an upward direction

Question 13

DEPRESSION

Answer 13

Movement in a downward direction

Question 14

PROTRACTION

Answer 14

Anterior movement of the arms and shoulders

Question 15

RETRACTION

Answer 15

Posterior movement of the arms and shoulders

Question 16

PLANTAR FLEXION

Answer 16

Movement of the foot in which the foot or toes flex downward toward the sole

Question 17

DORSIFLEXION

Answer 17

Movement of the entire foot upward toward the shin

Question 18

EVERSION

Answer 18

Movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane

Question 19

INVERSION

Answer 19

Movement of the sole of the foot in toward the median plane

Question 20

PRONATION

Answer 20

Rotation of the hand, forearm or foot inward and downward

Question 21

SUPINATION

Answer 21

Rotation of the hand, forearm or foot outward and upward

Question 22

ROTATION

Answer 22

Motion when a structure or part moves on it axis

Question 23

ECCENTRIC

Answer 23

During an eccentric contraction, the muscle elongates while under tension, due to an opposing force being greater than the force generated by the muscle

Question 24

CONCENTRIC

Answer 24

A concentric contraction is a type of muscle contraction in which the muscles shorten while generating force