Apply Anatomical Terms to Human Movement

Question 1

Initial Reference Position/Anatomical Position (Positional Terminology)

Answer 1

All body segments @ 0 degrees: Standing upright, feet parallel, head level and looking forward, palms facing forward and thumbs pointing away from body.

Question 2

Axial (Regional Terminology)

Answer 2

Head, neck and trunk of body

Question 3

Appendicular (Regional Terminology)

Answer 3

(Upper and lower regions)

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

Front

Question 5

Posterior

Answer 5

Back

Question 6

Superior (cranial)

Answer 6

Higher

Question 7

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 7

Lower

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Closer to midline

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Further from midline

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

Closer to the the origin

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Further from the origin

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

External

Question 13

Deep

Answer 13

Internal

Question 14

Lateral (side)

Answer 14

Unilateral - one side
Bilateral - same muscles on both sides
Ipsilateral - same side upper and lower limbs
Contralateral - upper and lower limbs on opposite sides of the body

Question 15

Sagittal Plane (cut in half through vertical spine) has coronal axis (opposite direction and horizontal)

Answer 15

Movements: Flexion, Extension, Hyperextension, Dorsiflexion, Plantarflection

Question 16

Coronal Plane (vertically cut (front and back)) with sagittal (anterior-posterior) axis

Answer 16

Movements: Abduction, Adduction, Lateral Flexion, Eversion, Inversion

Question 17

Transverse Plane (splits head from legs) with longitudinal axis (vertical line)

Answer 17

Movements: Axial rotation, Medial rotation, Lateral rotation, Supination, Pronation

Question 18

Other movements

Answer 18

Elevation/depression, protraction/retraction, opposition, circumduction