Anatomical terms Flashcards
1
Q
Anatomical position
A
- positions
- planes
- skeletal movements
2
Q
Superior
A
Towards head, upper part of body
3
Q
Inferior
A
Away from head, lower part of body
4
Q
Anterior
A
Front of body
5
Q
Posterior
A
Back of body
6
Q
Lateral
A
Away from midline, towards sides
7
Q
Medial
A
Towards midline
8
Q
Proximal
A
Close to
9
Q
Distal
A
Far from
10
Q
What are the sectional planes?
A
- sagittal
- frontal
- transverse
11
Q
Sagittal
A
Vertical plane that passes through the body longitudinally
- divides body into left and right
12
Q
Frontal
A
Vertical plane that passes through body side to side
- divides body into front and back
13
Q
Transverse
A
Horizontal plane
- divides body into superior and inferior
14
Q
What is the frontal plane called in a MRI brain scan?
A
Coronal plane
15
Q
What are the skeletal movements?
A
- flexion
- extension
- abduction
- adduction
- circumduction
- lateral rotation
- medial rotation
- lateral flexion
- opposition
- pronation
- supination