Directional terms Flashcards
Proximal
Bone closest to midline of body
Distal
Bone furthest from midline of body
Origin
ANCHORED/No Movement
End of muscle connected to more stable joint or body part
Insertion
The attachment of muscle on the more moveable bone / insertion is the distal end of the origin
Ventral
Front/ Anterior
Anterior
Front/Ventral
Dorsal
Behind/Posterior & Upperside
Posterior
Back/Behind/Dorsal
Superior
Above/Upwards
Inferior
below/downwards
Medial
Closest /toward midline
Lateral
Further /away from midline
Plantar
Sole of foot
Coronal
Crown of head
Prone
Face down (super man)
Supine
Face up (crunches)
Rectus abdominis
Top layer of abominable muscle 6-pack (Muscle that run vertically)
Brachii
Humerus /upper arm bone
Biceps
Muscle that shares one tendon but has 2 heads (bi)
Median plane
Splits body vertically head and spine bend forward (ab crunch) mid-saggital
Mid-sagittal
Splits body vertically left/right
Sagittal Plane
divides body into left and right halves and forward and backward movements. (x country skiing/ bicycle)
Coronal Plane
Frontal/lateral plane slices body into front (anterior/ventral) & back (posterior/dorsal)
Frontal Plane
Lateral /coronal plane slices body into front (anterior/ventral) & back (posterior/dorsal)
Lateral Plane
Frontal /coronal plane slices body into front (anterior/ventral) & back (posterior/dorsal)
Transverse Plane
Slices body into upper and lower parts/ rotate and cut across body (wood chopper/ golf swing)
Anatomical Position
Standing erect, facing forward, seems straight down the side of body
Triceps
Muscle that shares one tendon but has 3 heads (tri)
