Anatomical Language Flashcards
Circular motion at a joint
Circumduction
Superior surface of foot
Dorsal
The sole of the foot rotates away from the medial plane such that the sole faces laterally
Eversion
Further from the midline
Lateral
Normally paired structures with a left and right structure
Bilateral
Nearer the soles of the feet
Inferior/casual
Further from the attachment of the limb to the body
Distal
Further from the surface of the body
Deep
Posterior surface of the hand
Dorsal
Nearer the centre of the body
Internal
Nearer the front of the body
Anterior
Nearer the midline
Medial
Relatively smaller
Minor
Posterior surface of the wrist
Dorsal
Nearer the top of the head
Superior/ cranial
Taking the thumb anteriorly away from the palm
Abduction
Anterior surface of hand
Palmar
Located on one side of the body
Unilateral
Anterior surface of the forearm rotates such that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly
Pronation
Inferior surface of foot
Plantar
Thumb touching opposite digits
Opposition
Located on the same side of the body
Ipsilateral
Relatively larger
Major
Nearer the attachment of the limb to the body
Proximal
Further from the centre of the body
External
Decreasing the angle between bones at a joint
Flexion
Structures which lie on opposite sides of the body
Contralateral
Increasing the angle between bones at a joint
Extension
Nearer the back of the body
Posterior
Anterior surface of a limb rotates away from the median plane
External/ lateral rotation
Anterior surface of the wrist
Volar
Folding the thumb across the palm
Flexion
Movement towards the median plane
Adduction
Putting the thumb back to palm after abduction
Adduction
Posterior surface of tongue
Dorsal
Anterior surface of tongue
Ventral
Movement away from the median plane
Abduction
Nearer the surface of the body
Superficial
The forearm rotates from the pronates position back into the anatomical position
Supination
Thumb repositioning after opposition with digits
Reposition
Sole of the foot rotates towards the medial plane such that the sole faces medically
Inversion
Taking the thumb laterally away from the palm
Extension
A single structure located on or near the midline
Midline
Anterior surface of a limb rotates towards the median plane
Internal/ medial rotation