Anatomical Term

Question 1

Abduction

Answer 1

Movement away from the body in the coronal plane.

Ex: Lift your arm to the side

Question 2

Adduction

Answer 2

Movement towards the body in the coronal plane.

Ex: Lower the arm from the side

Question 3

Flexion

Answer 3

Bending or closing movement of a joint or spine

Ex: Bend the elbow

Question 4

Extension

Answer 4

The act of straightening or opening out a limb.

Ex: Straighten the Elbow

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

The portion of an organ or structure nearest its base point or the trunk. (relative)
Ex: The shoulder is proximal to the elbow

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

The portion of an organ or structure furthest away from the base point or your trunk (relative)
Ex: The knee is distal to the hip

Question 7

Rotation

Answer 7

Movement of a bone around its own axis

Question 8

Circumduction

Answer 8

Movement at a joint in which the distal end of a bone moves in a circle while the proximal end remains fixed.
Ex: Circle the arm
When the socket moves around the limb (Half moon)

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Nearer to the midline of the body

Ex: Your big toe is in the medial side of the foot

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Further from the midline of the body

Ex: Your little toe is the lateral side of the foot

Question 11

Homolateral (Ipsilateral)

Answer 11

Related to same side of the body

Ex: Walk reaching with your right arm and your right leg

Question 12

Contralateral

Answer 12

Related to opposite sides of the body

Ex: Walk reaching with your left arm and right leg

Question 13

Planes

Answer 13

identify dimension in the body and divide it front to back, side to side and top to bottom

Question 14

Transverse plane

Answer 14

divides body equally by weight top to bottom

Question 15

Sagittal Plane

Answer 15

Intersects the body equally b/t the right side and the left

Question 16

Coronal Plane

Answer 16

divides the body equally by weight front to back

Question 17

Axis

Answer 17

line derived from the intersection of any two body planes

Question 18

Anterior-Posterior Axis

Answer 18

Line from intersection between the Sagittal and transverse planes

Question 19

Vertical Axis

Answer 19

Line from intersection bt coronal and sagittal

Question 20

Horizontal Axis

Answer 20

Line from intersection bt coronal and transverse planes

Question 21

Center of Gravity

Answer 21

Point created at the intersection of all 3 primary body planes

Question 22

Movements of the body

Answer 22

Sagittal movement
Coronal movement
transverse movement
Spiraling movement - pass through all 3 planes and integrates the dimensions of the body