Final KPER1500 Flashcards
what is the study of anatomy?
the study of the structures that make up the human body and how those structures relate to each other.
what does the anatomical position provide us?
provides consistant terminoligy giving us a starting point.
describe the anatomical position.
thumbs outward, palms forwars, standing straight up.
describe lateral and medial.
Lateral: away from the midline of the body.
Medial: towards the midline
describe distal and proximal.
Distal: Further from some specified region
Proximal: closer to some specific region.
Anterior
in front of or front of your body
posterior.
behind or back or your body
superior
Inferior
Superior: above
Inferior: Below
Prone
Supine
Prone: laying face down
Supine: Laying on back
what are body planes
imaginary flat surfaces that devide the body
Midsagital/ Median Plane:
Divides the body into right and left halves
Frontal Coronal Plane:
divides the body into anterior and posterior
Transverse Plane:
divides body into superior and inferior
what is center of gravity?
where median, frontal, and transverse planes intersect also called center of mass
differences between flexion and extension
Flexion reduces angle, Extension increases angle
Dorsiflexion and plantarflexion:
dorsiflexion: bringing the top of the foot toward the lower leg or shin
Plantar flexion: motion involved in calf raises
adduction:
abduction:
Adduction: moving a segment of the body towards the midline
Abduction: moving a segement away from the body
Medial Rotation:
rotation toward the midline
lateral rotation:
rotation away from the midline
Pronation :
Palms down
Supination
Palms up
inversion:
movement for when you twist an ankle
eversion
movement in twisting an ankle in the oposite direction (outward)
Circumduction.
making imaginary circles in the air with arms or legs.