Anatomy Basics Flashcards
Anatomical position: –, head and eyes forward, feet together and toes pointing forward, hands to the sides with palms facing forward
standing erect
flexion
bending or decreasing angle
extension
straightening or increasing angle
abduction
moving away from medial plane
adduction
moving toward median plane
rotation is moving around –
long axis
circumduction
circular movement combining flexion, extension, abduction and adduction
supination is – or when “up” as holding bowl
rotate forearm and hand laterally so that the palms faces (anteriorly)
pronation – or “down” as dumping a bowl
rotate forearm and hand medially so that the palms faces posteriorly
protraction
moving scapula anterolaterally along the chest wall
retraction
moving scapula toward the body’s midline
depression
downward movement of scapula
elevation
upward movement of scapula
protrusion
moving mandible anteriorly (stick out chin)
retrusion
moving mandible posteriorly (tuck in chin)
opposition
movement of touching the thumbs to tips of other fingers
nearer to head
superior/cranial
nearer to feet
inferior/caudal
nearer to front
anterior/ventral
nearer to back
posterior/dorsal
nearer to median plane
medial
farther from median plane
lateral
nearer to trunk or point of origin
proximal
farther from trunk or point of origin
distal
