Anatomical Positions Flashcards
Facing the examiner, the front of the patient is called
Anterior
When the patient is facing away from the examiner the back is called the
Posterior surface
The part of the patient more toward the head is called
Superior
The part of the patient more toward the feet is called
Inferior
Everything on a patients left whilst facing you is called
East
Everything on a patients right whilst facing you is called
West
Locations nearer the midline are called
Medial
Locations further from the midline are called
Lateral
A part that is nearer the point of attachment is called
Proximal
A part that is further away from the point of attachment is called
Distal. the elbow is proximal to the wrist…
The ankle is distal to the knee
what is Flexion
The act of bending a part and reducing its angle
What is Extension
The movement that brings straightening to the limb, increasing the angle
What is adduction
Think adding towards the Midline
What is abduction
Think movement away from the midline
what is inversion
Turning inwards
