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Directional terms Flashcards

1
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Proximal

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Bone closest to midline of body

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Distal

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Bone furthest from midline of body

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Origin

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ANCHORED/No Movement
End of muscle connected to more stable joint or body part

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Insertion

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The attachment of muscle on the more moveable bone / insertion is the distal end of the origin

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Ventral

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Front/ Anterior

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Anterior

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Front/Ventral

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Dorsal

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Behind/Posterior & Upperside

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Posterior

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Back/Behind/Dorsal

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Superior

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Above/Upwards

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Inferior

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below/downwards

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Medial

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Closest /toward midline

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Lateral

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Further /away from midline

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13
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Plantar

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Sole of foot

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14
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Coronal

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Crown of head

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15
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Prone

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Face down (super man)

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16
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Supine

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Face up (crunches)

17
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Rectus abdominis

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Top layer of abominable muscle 6-pack (Muscle that run vertically)

18
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Brachii

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Humerus /upper arm bone

19
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Biceps

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Muscle that shares one tendon but has 2 heads (bi)

20
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Median plane

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Splits body vertically head and spine bend forward (ab crunch) mid-saggital

21
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Mid-sagittal

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Splits body vertically left/right

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Sagittal Plane

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divides body into left and right halves and forward and backward movements. (x country skiing/ bicycle)

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Coronal Plane

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Frontal/lateral plane slices body into front (anterior/ventral) & back (posterior/dorsal)

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Frontal Plane

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Lateral /coronal plane slices body into front (anterior/ventral) & back (posterior/dorsal)

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Lateral Plane

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Frontal /coronal plane slices body into front (anterior/ventral) & back (posterior/dorsal)

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Transverse Plane

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Slices body into upper and lower parts/ rotate and cut across body (wood chopper/ golf swing)

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Anatomical Position

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Standing erect, facing forward, seems straight down the side of body

28
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Triceps

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Muscle that shares one tendon but has 3 heads (tri)

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