Anatomy Flashcards
Anatomical Position
Palms forward
Feet flat
Standardised method of observing
Supine
Lying on the back
Prone
Lying on the stomach
Side lying
Lying on the side with one arm supporting your head
Cephalon region
Head
Cervical region
Neck
Thorasic region
Thorax
Heart
Lungs
Trunk region
Abdomen
Pelvic region
Pelvis
Petal region
Foot
Flexion
Movement in the saggital plane
Closing angle
Extension
Opening angle
Movement in saggital plane
Hypermobile
Bability to move joints beyond the normal range of motion
Dorsiflextion
Towards shin
Ankle movement
Plantar flexion
Stepping on the gas
Movement of ankle
Abduction
Movement away from the midline
“Abducting someone is to take them away”
Adduction
Movement towards the midline
Medial/internal rotation
Rotating towards the midline
Movement in the transverse/ horizontal plane
Lateral/external rotation
Rotating away from the midline
Movement in the transverse or horizontal plane
Circumduction
Combination of movements
Ex. Arm circles
Not on an axis
Performed at ball and socket joints
Pronation
Forearm movement
Like a prone body
Moving posterior palm in front
Supination
Having anterior palm face forward
Holding soup
Anterior
Front
Posterior
Back
Eversion
Ankle movement
Open away from the midline
Inversion
Movement of the ankle
Open towards the midline