Anatomical terminology Flashcards
What term describes a position closer to the head?
Superior
What is the opposite of superior?
Inferior
True or False: The term anterior refers to the back of the body.
False
What anatomical term describes a position toward the midline of the body?
Medial
What is the term for a position farther from the midline?
Lateral
Fill in the blank: The term _____ refers to a position closer to the point of attachment or origin.
Proximal
Fill in the blank: The term _____ refers to a position farther from the point of attachment or origin.
Distal
What plane divides the body into right and left parts?
Sagittal plane
What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?
Frontal (coronal) plane
What is the name of the plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
Transverse (horizontal) plane
True or False: Flexion refers to a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts.
True
What is the term for an increase in the angle between two body parts?
Extension
What movement brings a body part closer to the midline?
Adduction
What movement takes a body part away from the midline?
Abduction
Fill in the blank: The term _____ refers to rotating a body part around its axis.
Rotation
What is the term for moving a body part in a circular motion?
Circumduction
True or False: Pronation is the movement that turns the palm upward.
False
What is the term for the movement that turns the palm downward?
Pronation
What is the opposite movement of pronation?
Supination
Fill in the blank: The term _____ refers to the movement of the foot that raises the toes upward.
Dorsiflexion
What is the term for the movement of the foot that points the toes downward?
Plantarflexion
What term describes the movement of a body part upwards?
Elevation
What term describes the movement of a body part downwards?
Depression
True or False: The anatomical position is standing upright with arms at the sides and palms facing forward.
True
What is the term for a movement that decreases the angle between the body parts at a joint?
Flexion
What anatomical term is used to describe the back side of the body?
Posterior
What does the term ‘palmar’ refer to?
The palm of the hand
What does the term ‘plantar’ refer to?
The sole of the foot
What is the term for the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body?
Abduction
What is the anatomical term for the wrist region?
Carpal
What is the anatomical term for the ankle region?
Tarsal
What does ‘ventral’ refer to in anatomical terminology?
The front or belly side of the body
What does ‘dorsal’ refer to in anatomical terminology?
The back side of the body
Fill in the blank: The _____ plane divides the body into upper and lower parts.
Transverse
What is the term for the position lying face down?
Prone
What is the term for the position lying face up?
Supine
What movement involves turning a body part inward?
Inversion
What movement involves turning a body part outward?
Eversion
What is the term for the movement of the shoulder blades towards the spine?
Retraction
What is the term for the movement of the shoulder blades away from the spine?
Protraction
True or False: Circumduction involves moving a body part in a circular manner.
True
What is the term for the movement that brings the thumb across the palm of the hand?
Opposition
What do the terms ‘medial’ and ‘lateral’ refer to?
Positions relative to the midline of the body
What is the term for the movement that decreases the angle between the arm and the forearm?
Flexion at the elbow
Fill in the blank: The _____ refers to the anatomical position where the body is upright and facing forward.
Anatomical position
What is the term for the movement that increases the angle between the body parts at a joint?
Extension
True or False: The flexor muscles are responsible for bending joints.
True
