Axes, Planes And Movements Flashcards
Anterior & Posterior
Front surface and back surface of body
Superior & Inferior
Upward surface and downward surface
Medical and lateral
Towards midline and away form midline
Proximal and distal
Towards point of attachment of the limb to the body and farther away from the point of attachment
Superficial and deep
Close to surface of body and farther from surface of body
Longitudinal axis
Spinning
Horizontal axis
Front/back flip
Antero-posterior axis
Cartwheel
Frontal plane
Cut body in half, front to back
Transverse plane
Cut body in half hip to hip
Sagitall plane
Cut body down center
Flexion
Angle gets smaller
Extension
Angle gets bigger
Adduction
Move towards body
Abduction
Move away from body
Supination
From anatomical position, thumbs out
Pronation
From anatomical position, put thumbs towards midline
Dorsiflexion
Pull foot towards shin
Plantar flexion
Foot down, like planting something
Inversion
Roll ankle inwards
Eversion
Roll ankle outwards
External rotation
Point toe outwards
Internal rotation
Point toe inwards
Circumduction
Make a circle
