Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
Axial Segment
Head and Trunk
Appendicular Segment
Extremities (arms and legs)
Frontal Plane
Divides front and back
Sagittal Plane
Divides side to side
Transverse Plane
Divides top and bottom
Anterior
Toward the front of the body
Posterior
Toward the back of the body
Medial
Toward the midline of the body
Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Proximal
Closest to a reference point
The shoulder is proximal to the elbow
Distal
Farthest from a reference point
The wrist is distal to the elbow
Superficial
Toward or at the body surface
Deep
Away from body surface
Superior
Toward the head or cranium
Inferior
Toward the lower part of the body
Bilateral
Pertaining to both sides of the outer body
Flexion
Movement along the sagittal plane that decreases the angle of the joint
Bending the knee
Extension
Increases angle of the joint
Straightening or flexed knee
Adduction
Towards midline
Abduction
From, away from midline
Dorsiflexion
Lifting the foot towards shin
Plantar flexion
Depressing foot away from shin
Inversion
Sole of foot inwards
Eversion
Movement of plantar laterally away from midline
Circumduction
Movement that involves flexion, extension, adduction and abduction
Rotation
Turning of a bone around its own axis
Pronation
Internal rotation of the forearm so as to place the palm down
Supination
Place the palm up
Elevation
To raise up
Depression
To lower downward movement
Protraction
Abduction of the scapula
Retraction
Adduction of the scapula
