Directional Terminology

Question 1

Sagital

Answer 1

Divides the body into left and right halves

Question 2

Transverse

Answer 2

Divides the body into lower and top halves (separating the inferior from the superior)

Question 3

Frontal (Coronal)

Answer 3

Divides the body into front and back halves

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

Toward the front of the body

Question 5

Postertior

Answer 5

Towards the back of body

Question 6

Medial

Answer 6

Toward the midline of the body

Question 7

Lateral

Answer 7

Away from the midline of the body

Question 8

Superficial

Answer 8

Toward the surface of the skin (not deep)

Question 9

Deep

Answer 9

Inside the body away from the surface

Question 10

Adduction Movement

Answer 10

Toward the midline of the body

Question 11

Abduction Movement

Answer 11

Away from the midline of the body

Question 12

Flexion

Answer 12

Movement that decreases the angle between body parts

Question 13

Extention

Answer 13

Movement that increases the angle between body parts

Question 14

Plantar Felxion

Answer 14

Increases the angle between lower leg and foot

Question 15

Dorsi Flexion

Answer 15

Decreases the angle between lower leg and foot

Question 16

Medial Rotation

Answer 16

Also know as internal rotation - rotation toward the midline of the body

Question 17

Lateral Rotation

Answer 17

Also known as external rotation - rotation away from the midline of the body

Question 18

Depression

Answer 18

Movement in the inferior direction - refers to the potential movements in the shoulder

Question 19

Elevation

Answer 19

Movement in the superior direction - refers to the potential movements in the shoulder

Question 20

Unilateral

Answer 20

Movement that occurs on one side of the body - lift JUST the right arm

Question 21

Bilateral

Answer 21

Movement that occurs on both sides of the body - lifting both arms

Question 22

ipsilateral

Answer 22

On the same side as another structure - When lifting the right arms is ipsilateral to the right leg

Question 23

Contralateral

Answer 23

On the opposite side of another structure - when lifting the right arm, it’s contralateral to the left leg

Question 24

Valgus

Answer 24

Inward angle of the bone or joint - someone who has knock-kneed

Question 25

Varus

Answer 25

Outward angle of the bone or joint - someone who is bowlegged

Question 26

Bowlegged

Answer 26

Having legs that are curved outward at the knee

Question 27

Knock-kneed

Answer 27

Having legs that tilt inward at the knee while ankles are spaced apart

Question 28

Protraction

Answer 28

Forward movement - Rounding of the shoulders

Question 29

Retraction

Answer 29

Backward movement - squeezing of the shoulder blades

Question 30

Proximal

Answer 30

Point of attachment - closer to the center of the body

Question 31

Distal

Answer 31

Away from the point of attachement - away from the center of the body

Question 32

Prone

Answer 32

Facing Downward - When people lie on their stomach, they are in a prone position

Question 33

Supine

Answer 33

Facing Upward - When people lie on their back they are in a supine postion

Question 34

Inversion

Answer 34

Turning inward - when the sole of the foot is facing medially the foot is inverted

Question 35

Eversion

Answer 35

Turning outward - when the sole of the foot is flexing laterally, the foot is everted

Question 36

Rotation

Answer 36

Circular motion around a fixed point

Question 37

Circumduction

Answer 37

The combination of abduction, adduction, flexion and extension - moving a limb in circular motions

Question 38

Superior

Answer 38

Closer to the head

Question 39

Inferior

Answer 39

Farther away from the head, closer to the toes

Question 40

What does ROM stand for?

Answer 40

Range Of Motion