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Describe the anatomical position

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feet hip width apart, palms facing forward

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What does the term ‘superior’ mean?

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towards the head, or the upper part of a structure

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What does the term ‘inferior’ mean?

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away from the head, or lower part of a structure

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What does the term ‘medial’ mean?

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nearer toward the midline of the body or structure

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What does the term ‘lateral’ mean?

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further away from the midline of the body or structure

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What does the term ‘proximal’ mean?

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nearer to

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What does the term ‘distal’ mean?

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further away from

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What does the term ‘anterior’ mean?

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the front of the body

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What does the term ‘posterior’ mean?

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the back of the body

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What is the ‘prone’ position?

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lying on belly

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What is the ‘supine’ position?

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lying on spine

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what does the term ‘superficial’ mean?

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on/close to the surface

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what does the term ‘deep’ mean?

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deeper inside

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What are ‘cavities’?

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spaces within the body that contain internal organs, sometimes more

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what are the two main cavities in the body?

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Dorsal and Ventral

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Where is the Dorsal cavity located in the body?

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on the back/posterior of the body

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What cavities are located within the dorsal cavity?

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the cranial (brain) cavity and the spinal cavity (canal)

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Where is the ventral cavity located?

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on the front/anterior of the body

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What cavities are within the ventral cavity?

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thoracic and abdominopelvic

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what is cavities are within the abdominopelvic cavity?

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the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity

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In which cavity would you find the lungs?

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thoracic

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In which cavity would you find the bladder?

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pelvic

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in which cavity would you find the stomach?

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abdominal

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Define the term flexion.

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a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts, bringing them closer together

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What type of movement is a bicep curl an example of?
flexion
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Define the term extension.
a movement that increases the angle between two body parts, moving them further apart
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what is straightening your arm after a bicep curl an example of?
extension
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Where in the body does plantarflexion, plantigrade and dorsiflexion happen?
in the feet
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Define the term plantarflexion.
the extension of the ankle so that the foot points down and away from the leg
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describe the position of the foot in plantigrade.
the foot is positioned so the whole sole of the foot is flat on the ground
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Define the term dorsiflexion.
flexion at the ankle so that the foot points upward.
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What is a ballerina en pointe an example of regarding foot positioning?
plantarflexion
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what is painting your toenails an example of regarding foot positioning?
Dorsiflexion
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Define the term abduction.
movement of a body segment away from the midline
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what is spreading your legs is an example of?
abduction
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define the term adduction.
the movement of a body segment towards the midline
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what is closing your legs an example of?
adduction
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Where in the body does supination and pronation happen?
the hands
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Define the term supination.
the rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces upwards
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Define the term pronation.
the rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces downwards
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Where in the body does elevation and depression happen?
the shoulders
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Define the term elevation.
the raising of a body part
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shrugging the shoulders is an example of what type of movement?
elevation
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define the term depression.
lowering of a body part
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What is the rounding/lowering of the shoulders an example of?
depression
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Where does protraction and retraction happen in the body?
in the shoulders
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Define the term protraction.
moving a body part forwards
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What kind of movement is pushing your shoulders forward an example of?
protraction
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Define the term retraction.
moving a body part backward
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moving your shoulders back is an example of what type of movement?
retraction
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Where in the body does inversion and eversion happen?
the feet
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Define the term inversion.
the movement of bringing the sole of the foot inwards
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Define the term lateral flexion.
bending a body part, mainly torso, sideways
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Define the term circumduction.
a conical movement of a limb that occurs at a joint
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What type of movement is front crawl an example of?
circumduction
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what is an anatomical plane?
imaginary flat surfaces that are used to divide the body into sections to describe the location of body parts and the direction of movement
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What is the sagittal plane also known as? (2)
the median plane the mid sagittal plane
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how does the sagittal plane separate the body?
the left side from the right side, like a james bond villain
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What is the coronal plane also known as? (1)
the frontal plane
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how does the coronal plane separate the body?
it separates the front from the back
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what is the transverse plane also known as? (1)
the horizontal plane
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how does the horizontal plane separate the body?
top from bottom, like a magicians box
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how many planes are there?
3
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how many axis of movement are there?
3
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what are the three planes of movement?
1. median/sagittal plane 2. coronal/frontal plane 3. transverse/horizontal plane
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What are the three axis?
1. Frontal axis 2. sagittal/antero-posterior axis 3. longitudinal/vertical axis
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What is the sagittal axis also called? (1)
antero-posterior axis
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What is the longitudinal axis also called? (1)
vertical axis
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Describe the position of the frontal axis.
left to right through the side of the body
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Describe the position of the sagittal/Antero-posterior axis.
runs from front to back through the centre of the body
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Describe the position of the vertical axis.
runs from top to bottom
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on what axis would a pirouette happen?
longitudinal/vertical axis
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on what axis would a cartwheel happen?
anteroposterior/sagittal axis
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on what axis would a backflip happen?
frontal axis
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what kind of plane does a frontal axis create?
a sagittal/longitudinal plane
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what kind of plane does an anteroposterior/sagittal axis create?
coronal/frontal plane
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what kind of plane does a longitudinal/vertical axis create?
a transverse/horizontal plane

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