Body Positions

Question 1

Supine

Answer 1

lying on the back, facing upwards

Question 2

Prone

Answer 2

lying on the abdomen, face downward

Question 3

Anatomical Position (3)

Answer 3

head, eyes, toes forward (anteriorly), arms to the side, palms forward, limbs close together and feet parallel

Question 4

Median Plane

Answer 4

Divides the body into R and L halves

Question 5

Saggital Planes

Answer 5

vertical plane passing through the body, parallel to the median plane

Question 6

Coronal Plane

Answer 6

R angle to median plane. divides body into anterior and posterior region

Question 7

anterior

Answer 7

front

Question 8

posterior

Answer 8

back

Question 9

Transverse Plane

Answer 9

• dividing body into superior/inferior parts

- horizontal plane passing through the body at R angle to median/frontal plane

Question 10

Frontal Plane

Answer 10

Divide body into anterior/posterior parts. same as coronal plane

Question 11

Superior (opposite)

Answer 11

Near the vertex, top of cranium (inferior)

Question 12

Vertex

Answer 12

Top of cranium. closer to vertex, more superior

Question 13

Cranial (opposite)

Answer 13

towards head or cranium (Caudal)

Question 14

Inferior (opposite)

Answer 14

Structure near sole of the foot (Superior)

Question 15

Caudal (opposite)

Answer 15

towards feet or tail region (cranial)

Question 16

Dorsal (opposite)

Answer 16

Back surface of the body or nearer to the back (ventral)

Question 17

Rostral

Answer 17

Means anterior (front) when describing parts of the brain

Question 18

Medial (opposite)

Answer 18

Indicates a structure is nearer to the median plane of the body (lateral)

Question 19

Lateral (opposite)

Answer 19

Structure is further from the median plane

Question 20

Palmer Surface

Answer 20

Surface of the hands and fingers corresponding to the palm

Question 21

Dorsal Surface

Answer 21

surface of the hands and feet and digits corresponding to the dorsum (opposite of palm)

Question 22

Plantar Surface

Answer 22

Surface of foot and toes corresponding to the sole

Question 23

Proximal (opposite)

Answer 23

closer to the attachment of the limb/center of the body (Distal)

Question 24

Distal (opposite)

Answer 24

Further from the attachment of the limb (proximal)

Question 25

Ipsilateral

Answer 25

something occurring on the same side of the body relative to another structure

Question 26

Contralateral

Answer 26

Occurring on the opposite side of the body relative to another structure (right hand is contralateral to L foot)

Question 27

What planes do flexion and extension movements occur in?

Answer 27

Saggital

Question 28

Flexion (opposite)

Answer 28

(extension) bending or decreasing the angle between bones or parts of the body. usually move anteriorly

Question 29

Extension (opposite)

Answer 29

(flexion) increasing the angle between bones or parts of the body. usually move posterior direction

Question 30

Dorsiflexion

Answer 30

flexion at the ankle joint when walking uphill or lifting the front of the foot off the ground. decreases the angle between the dorsum (top) of the foot and the leg

Question 31

Plantarflexion

Answer 31

decreases

Question 32

Plantarflexion

Answer 32

bends the foot and toes toward the ground beyond normal limit, like when on tip toes

Question 33

Hyperextension

Answer 33

extension of a limb or part beyond the normal limit

Question 34

What plane do abduction and adduction occur at

Answer 34

Frontal plane

Question 35

Abduction

Answer 35

moving away from the median plane (except for digits)

Question 36

Adduction

Answer 36

Moving towards median plane

Question 37

abduction/adduction of digits

Answer 37

spreading them apart

Question 38

describe movement of thumb in terms of planes

Answer 38

Thumb flex/extend in frontal plane and adduct/abduct in saggital

Question 39

circumduction

Answer 39

sequential flexion, abduction, extension, adduction in such a way that the distal end moves in a circle

Question 40

rotation

Answer 40

turning or revolving a part of the body around its longitudinal axis like turning your head sideways

Question 41

Eversion

Answer 41

moves the sole of the foot away from the median plane turning the sole laterally (also dorsiflexed)

Question 42

Inversion

Answer 42

moves the sole of the foot towards the median plane so sole faces medially. fully inverted also means plantarflexed

Question 43

opposition (opposite)

Answer 43

bring first digit (thumb) to another digit pad (reposition)

Question 44

reposition (opposite)

Answer 44

moving 1st digit (thumb) back from position of opposition back to its anatomical position

Question 45

Protrusion

Answer 45

moving anteriorly

Question 46

Retrusion

Answer 46

Movement posteriorly