Anatomical Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Anterior
A
Front
2
Q
Posterior
A
Back
3
Q
Superior
A
Towards head
4
Q
Inferior
A
Towards feet
5
Q
Distal
A
Toward end of limb
6
Q
Proximal
A
toward start of limb
7
Q
Medial
A
toward midline of body
8
Q
lateral
A
away from midline
9
Q
contralateral
A
opposite side of body
10
Q
ipsilateral
A
same side of body
11
Q
plantar
A
bottom of foot
12
Q
dorsal (foot)
A
top of foot
13
Q
palmar
A
palm side of hand
14
Q
dorsal (Hand)
A
back of hand
15
Q
pronation
A
rotation inward
16
Q
supination
A
rotation outward
17
Q
valgus
A
outside energy going to midline
18
Q
varus
A
inside energy going away from midline
19
Q
flexion
A
shortening angle of limb
20
Q
extension
A
enlarging angle of limb
21
Q
abduction
A
moving a limb away from midline
22
Q
adduction
A
moving limb toward midline
23
Q
inversion
A
bottom of foot facing midline
24
Q
eversion
A
bottom of foot faces away laterally from midline
25
internal rotation
limb rotates in toward midline
26
external rotation
limb rotates out away from midline
