Anatomy Basics

Question 1

Anatomical position: –, head and eyes forward, feet together and toes pointing forward, hands to the sides with palms facing forward

Answer 1

standing erect

Question 2

flexion

Answer 2

bending or decreasing angle

Question 3

extension

Answer 3

straightening or increasing angle

Question 4

abduction

Answer 4

moving away from medial plane

Question 5

adduction

Answer 5

moving toward median plane

Question 6

rotation is moving around –

Answer 6

long axis

Question 7

circumduction

Answer 7

circular movement combining flexion, extension, abduction and adduction

Question 8

supination is – or when “up” as holding bowl

Answer 8

rotate forearm and hand laterally so that the palms faces (anteriorly)

Question 9

pronation – or “down” as dumping a bowl

Answer 9

rotate forearm and hand medially so that the palms faces posteriorly

Question 10

protraction

Answer 10

moving scapula anterolaterally along the chest wall

Question 11

retraction

Answer 11

moving scapula toward the body’s midline

Question 12

depression

Answer 12

downward movement of scapula

Question 13

elevation

Answer 13

upward movement of scapula

Question 14

protrusion

Answer 14

moving mandible anteriorly (stick out chin)

Question 15

retrusion

Answer 15

moving mandible posteriorly (tuck in chin)

Question 16

opposition

Answer 16

movement of touching the thumbs to tips of other fingers

Question 17

nearer to head

Answer 17

superior/cranial

Question 18

nearer to feet

Answer 18

inferior/caudal

Question 19

nearer to front

Answer 19

anterior/ventral

Question 20

nearer to back

Answer 20

posterior/dorsal

Question 21

nearer to median plane

Answer 21

medial

Question 22

farther from median plane

Answer 22

lateral

Question 23

nearer to trunk or point of origin

Answer 23

proximal

Question 24

farther from trunk or point of origin

Answer 24

distal

Question 25

nearer to or on the surface of the body

Answer 25

superficial

Question 26

farther from the surface of the body

Answer 26

deep

Question 27

nearer to or toward the center

Answer 27

central

Question 28

farther or away from the center

Answer 28

peripheral