ANATOMICAL POSITION

Question 1

Flexion

Answer 1

Bending a joint in Sagittal plane (divides body into right and left)

Question 2

Extension

Answer 2

Straightening the joint; occurs in the sagittal plane (meaning right or left)

Question 3

Abduction

Answer 3

Divides the body in half median plane

The median or midsagittal plane, is one of the imaginary planes that intersect the body, dividing it into parts or ‘slices’. The median plane is a vertical plane that passes through the midline of the body and bisects the body into two symmetrical halves: right and left.

Question 4

Adduction

Answer 4

the movement of a body part towards the body’s midline. The opposite of adduction is abduction, which is when a body part moves away from the midline.
Lifting arm up and down

Question 5

Lateral Flexion

Answer 5

a movement that involves bending the body or a body part sideways

Question 6

Supination

Answer 6

A rotational movement in anatomy where the palm of the hand or sole of the foot faces upward

Question 7

Retraction

Answer 7

the movement of a body part back towards its original position or midline.

Question 8

Elevation

Answer 8

the movement of a body part upward

Question 9

Depression

Answer 9

a downward or inferior movement of a body part. It is the opposite of elevation.
For example, the depression of the shoulder occurs when the shoulder blade moves downward. Similarly, the depression of the tongue occurs when it moves downward in the mouth.

Question 10

The frontal plane

Answer 10

Frontal plane creates the anterior Front portions of the body.

Question 11

Sagittal plane

Answer 11

Sagittal plane divides body into left and right.
Mistral cuts through the exact center of body or organ

Question 12

Traverse plane

Answer 12

Horizontal plane creates the upper and lower sections of the body