Anatomical Position

Question 1

What is anatomy vs physiology?

Answer 1

Anatomy is the human body/ body parts. Physiology is the study of how the body works.

Question 2

What are 5 characteristics of the anatomical position?

Answer 2

Facing forward, palms facing forward, feet shoulder width apart, arms slightly lateral, feet facing forward, standing upright

Question 3

Name the 11 Laymen’s terms

Answer 3

Medial: closer to mid line
Lateral: farther from midline
Anterior: in front of
Posterior: behind
Superior: above
Inferior: below
Superficial: closer to the surface
Deep: farther from the surface
Distal: farther from where the limb attaches
Proximal: closer to where the limb attaches

Question 4

What are the terms describing movement? And examples

Answer 4

Flexion: bending arm
Extension: extending leg
Circumduction: drawing circle with finger
Rotation:
- interior rotation: turn head toward midline
- exterior rotation: turn foot away from midline
Plantar flexion: tippy toes
Dorsiflexion: flexing feet, toes up
Hyper flexion: joint angle more than 180
Adduction: bring arm closer to midline
Abduction: moving arm laterally
Inversion: sole of foot toward midline
Eversion: sole of foot away from midline
Opposition: thumb touching pinky
Reposition: thumb away from pinky
Pronation: thumbs or hips roll in
Supination: thumbs or hips roll out
Elevation: raising shoulders
Depression: dropping shoulders
Protraction: sticking jaw out
Retraction: moving shoulders posterior

Question 5

What the the anatomical axes?

Answer 5

Traverse axis, anterior-posterior axis, longitudinal axis

Question 6

What are the anatomical planes?

Answer 6

Sagital plane, frontal plane, transverse plane

Question 7

Which axes correspond with which planes

Answer 7

Anterior-posterior axis & frontal plane
Transverse axis & sagittal plane
Longitudinal axis& transverse plane