Anatomical Movements Flashcards
Describe anatomical position
-body is erect
-feet slightly apart
-palms face forwards
-thumbs point away from the body
define inversion
rotation of ankle to turn the sole of the foot inwards towards midline
define plantar flexion
increasing the angle between the top of the foot and shin
define supination of the hand
rotating the forearm so that the palm is facing upwards
define pronation of the hand
rotating the forearm so the palm faces downwards
define elevation
moving part of the body superiorly
define depression
moving part of the body inferiorly
Define dorsiflexion
ankle and foot
decreasing the angle between the top of the foot and shin
define circumduction
movement of a limb, hand or fingers in a circular pattern
-flexion, adduction, extension, abduction
define adduction
moving a limb towards the midline of the body
define abduction
moving a limb away from the midline of the body
Define rotation
rotating a limb away from or towards the midline of the body
define extension
increasing the angle of a joint
-straightening
define flexion
decreasing the angle of a joint- bending it
define distal
furthest from the point of attachment of a limb to body trunk
(knee is distal to the thigh)
define proximal
Close to the point of attachment of a limb to body trunk
(elbow is proximal to the wrist)
define intermediate
between a medial and lateral structure
define lateral
away from the midline of the body
Define medial
towards the midline of the body
define posterial
towards the back of the body
define anterior
towards the front of the body
define inferior
away from the head
define refraction
posterior movement
(throwing shoulders back)
Define eversion
rotation of the ankle to turn the sole of the foot outwards, away from the midlien.
define protraction
anterior movement
-to front
(shoulder hunch)
Define ipsilateral
same side of the body
define superficial
towards the surface of the body
define deep
away from the body surface
describe the antero-posterior axis
movement from side to side e.g jumping jacks
Describe the horizontal axis
a forwards or backwards movement- walking
Describe longitudinal axis
rotations that occur in the transverse plane
define oblique anatomical plane
a plane that has an angle that cuts diagonally between horizontal and vertical planes
define contralateral
opposite side of the body
define superior
towards the head
what’s the transverse plane?
separates the superior and inferior sections
what’s the coronal plane?
divides the body into posterior and anterior parts
what is the saggital plane?
divides the body into the left and right side/ medial and lateral
name the three cardial planes
-sagittal
-coronal
-transverse
