Anatomy terminolgy

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sagittal/mid-sagittal plane

Answer 2

plane dividing body into left and right

**para-sagittal is next to the mid-sagittal line

Question 3

frontal/coronal plane

Answer 3

plane dividing the boy into front and back

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transverse/horizontal plane

Answer 4

plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions

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orad

Answer 5

of or relating to the mouth

Question 6

aborad

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away from the region of the mouth or oral region

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rostral

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pertaining to a position situated towards the oral and nasal region

**in humans: rostral can refer to being superior when discussing the spinal cord or can refer to being anterior when discussing the skull

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caudal

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pertaining to a position towards the tail region or posterior part of the body

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caput

Answer 9

head

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facies

Answer 10

cranium and the face

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vortex

Answer 11

crown

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frons

Answer 12

forehead

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occiput

Answer 13

back of head

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oculus

Answer 14

eye

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aurus

Answer 15

ear

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nasus

Answer 16

nose

Question 17

os

Answer 17

mouth

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collum

Answer 18

neck

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pectus

Answer 19

breast

Question 20

brachium

Answer 20

upper arm

Question 21

antebrachium

Answer 21

forearm

Question 22

cubitus

Answer 22

elbow

Question 23

carpus

Answer 23

wrist

Question 24

manus

Answer 24

hand

Question 25

pollicis

Answer 25

thumb

Question 26

digitus

Answer 26

fingers/toes

Question 27

latus

Answer 27

flank

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loin

Answer 28

lumbar

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natis

Answer 29

buttock

Question 30

umbilicus

Answer 30

navel

Question 31

inguien

Answer 31

groin

Question 32

organa genetalis

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genitals

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coxa

Answer 33

hip

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femur

Answer 34

thigh

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genu

Answer 35

knee

Question 36

poples

Answer 36

hamstring

Question 37

crus/sura

Answer 37

lower leg calf region

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talus

Answer 38

ankle

Question 39

calx

Answer 39

heel

Question 40

pes/pedis

Answer 40

foot

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inversion

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turning the sole of the foot inward

ex: rolled ankle

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eversion

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turning the sole of the foot outward

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rotation

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turning on a single axis

ex: turning head side to side; turning leg at hip about its axis

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circumduction

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tri-planar circular motion at the hip or shoulder (ball-n-socket)

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flexion

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bending a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones

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extension

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straightening a joint or increasing the angle between two bones

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abduction

Answer 48

moving a body part away from the midline of the body

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adduction

Answer 49

moving a body part towards the midline of a body

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pronation

Answer 50

turning the arm downwards (palms down)

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supination

Answer 51

turning the arm upwards (palms up)

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retraction

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moving a body part backward

-ex: having an overbite

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proctraction

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moving a body part forward

-ex: jutting the jaw forward; Bill Cowher

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radial deviation

Answer 54

movement of the wrist toward the radius or lateral side

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ulnar deviation

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movement of the wrist toward the ulna or medial side

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opposition

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movement of the thumb across the palm of the hand

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elevation

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raising a body part

-ex: elevation of mandible or closed mouth

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depression

Answer 58

lowering a body part

-ex: depression of mandible; open-mouthed

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dorsiflexion

Answer 59

ankle movement bringing the foot toward the shin

Question 60

plantar flexion

Answer 60

ankle movement bringing the foot downward

-ex: stepping on a gas pedal

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cavitation

Answer 61

stretching that occurs still within physiological ROM; physiological end ROM; paraphysical zone