Anatomical Definitions of Body Positions & Terms of Movement Flashcards
SUPINE
Lying on the back or with the face upward. In anatomical terms, the dorsal side is down and the ventral side is up.
PRONE
Lying flat with the chest down and their back up. In anatomical terms, the dorsal side is up, and the ventral side is down
MIDLINE
Bisecting of the body vertically down the center
ANTERIOR
Front side of the body
POSTERIOR
Back side of the body
FLEXION
Bending movement that decreases the angle between two parts
EXTENSION
Straightening movement that increases the angle between two parts
ABDUCTION
A motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body
ADDUCTION
A motion that pulls a structure or part in toward the midline of the body
LATERAL ROTATION
Rotating outward
MEDIAL ROTATION
Rotating inward
ELEVATION
Movement in an upward direction
DEPRESSION
Movement in a downward direction
PROTRACTION
Anterior movement of the arms and shoulders
RETRACTION
Posterior movement of the arms and shoulders
PLANTAR FLEXION
Movement of the foot in which the foot or toes flex downward toward the sole
DORSIFLEXION
Movement of the entire foot upward toward the shin
EVERSION
Movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane
INVERSION
Movement of the sole of the foot in toward the median plane
PRONATION
Rotation of the hand, forearm or foot inward and downward
SUPINATION
Rotation of the hand, forearm or foot outward and upward
ROTATION
Motion when a structure or part moves on it axis
ECCENTRIC
During an eccentric contraction, the muscle elongates while under tension, due to an opposing force being greater than the force generated by the muscle
CONCENTRIC
A concentric contraction is a type of muscle contraction in which the muscles shorten while generating force
