Homework 1: Flashcards
Terms and Definations; Movement terms; Body Planes
Cephalic
head
Cervical
neck
Thoracic
Chest
Axillary
Armpit
Brachial
Arm (shoulder to elbow)
Cranial
head
Carpal
wrist
pollox
thumb
tarsal
ankle
hallux
great toe
pedal
foot
inguinal
groin
Buccal
cheek
Popliteal
back of knee
Palmer
palm
Plantar
bottom of foot
Superior
Towards head (above)
Inferior
Away from head (below)
Anterior
front of
Posterior
behind
Medial
toward midline
lateral
away from midline
Intermediate
in between medial and lateral structures
PROXIMAL
close to origin/point of attatchment
Distal
farther from origin or point of attatchment
Superficial
close to body surface
deep
far from body surface
Flexion
decreases angle of joint
extension
increases angle of joint
Hyperextension
joint moves beyond normal range of motion
Abduction
moving limb away from midline (arms up like jumping jack)
Adduction
moving limb towards midline (arms down like jumping jack)
Circumduction
moving limb to make a cone (arm circles)
Supination
turning backwards
Pronation
turning forward
Plantar Flexion
depressing foot
Dorsiflexion
lifting foot so top approaches shin
Inversion
sole of foot face medially
Eversion
sole of foot faces laterally
Elevation
lifting body part superiorly
Depression
moving elevated body part infereriorly
Opposition
thumb to other fingers
Sagittal Plane
Splits into left and right sides
Transverse Plane
Horizontal plane, into superior and inferior parts
Frontal Plane
Coronal Plane, into anterior and posterior sides