Anatomical terms

Question 1

Anatomical position

Answer 1

A standing posture with the arms at the sides with the pals facing forward

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

Pertaining to the front of the body

Question 3

Posterior

Answer 3

The back of the body

Question 4

Superior

Answer 4

One point or a structure being higher than another

Question 5

Inferior

Answer 5

One point or structure being lower then the other

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Medial

Answer 6

Toward the middle of the body

Question 7

Lateral

Answer 7

Away from the body’s midline

Question 8

Articulate

Answer 8

The coming together of two bones to form a joint.

Question 9

Proximal

Answer 9

toward the attachment of the limb to the trunk

Question 10

Distal

Answer 10

away from the attachment of the limb

Question 11

Flexion

Answer 11

a bending movement around the joint in a limb away from its straightened position

Question 12

Extension

Answer 12

A straightening movement around a joint to restore it to anatomical position. The
anatomical position of the knee, for example, is straight

Question 13

Abduction

Answer 13

Movement away from the midline of the body.

Question 14

Adduction

Answer 14

Movement toward the midline of the body.

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Inversion

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A movement that turns the sole of the foot inward toward the midline of the body.

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Eversion

Answer 16

A movement that turns the sole of the foot outward, away from the midline of the body.

Question 17

Supination

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A movement that turns the palm of the hand up as if it were holding a bowl of soup.

Question 18

Pronation

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A movement that turns the palm of the hand down as if it were emptying a bowl of soup

Question 19

Circumduction

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The movement of a limb in a circular pattern. Occurs when a ball-and-socket joint (shoulder or hip) encompasses several directions with one motion.

Question 20

Deep

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Away from the body’s surface

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Superficial

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Close to the body’s surface

Question 22

Dermis

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A layer that helps hold the skin to underlying bone and muscle tissue.

Question 23

Epidermis

Answer 23

The most superficial layer of skin.

Question 24

Ligaments

Answer 24

Tissues in the body that connect bone to bone.

Question 25

Tendons

Answer 25

Tissues in the body that connect a muscle to a bone.

Question 26

Transverse Plane

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The plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves.

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Sagittal Plane

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A plane that divides the body into left and right halves.

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Frontal Plane

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The plane that separates the body into front and back halves.

Question 29

Anatomy

Answer 29

The science of how the body is organized, concentrating on bones, joints, muscles,
and organs and their arrangements

Question 30

Elevation

Answer 30

When a bony segment is moved in a superior direction