Anatomical terms Flashcards
Bursa is
A sac of synovial fluid located at friction points, especially around joints
Abduction is
Movement away from the midline of the body. This is a frontal plane motion
Supination consists of:
Inversion, Adduction and Plantar flexion
Valgus is
Lateral angulation of the distal segment of a joint, turning the foot out
The Frontal Plane
Divides the body or body part into front and back portions. Also known as Coronal Plane
Dorsiflexed is
A position in which the foot is deviated, parallel to the sagittal plane, towards the anterior surface of the tibia
Pronation consists of:
Eversion, Abduction and Dorsiflexion
Distal means
further from the trunk
Flexion is
Bending the joint
Superior means
Above the point of reference
Lateral means
The side or aspect away from the midline of the body
Dorsal aspect of the foot relates to
The upper surface
Heel Strike is
Floor contact with the heel; the normal mode for initiating stance. In normal walking this is the same as initial contact
Posterior means
Behind. To the rear of the body or limb
Inversion is
Motion of the foot parallel with a frontal plane that tilts the foot more toward the midline of the body
With the body in the ‘anatomical position’ inversion of the foot occurs in
The frontal plane
Plantarflexionis
Movement of the foot away from the anterior surface of the tibia.
Concentric contraction is
A contraction in which the origins and insertions of the contracting muscle are brought closer together owing to the action of the muscle
The plane which divides the body into right and left portions is the
Sagittal plane
Above the point of reference means
Superior
Adducted
position in which the foot or its distal part is rotated internally
(parallel with the transverse plane) towards from the midline
of the bod
