Intro Flashcards
Body standing upright
Anatomical position
Divides body to left and right
Sagittal or Median
Divides body to anterior and posterior
Frontal or Coronal
Divides body into superior and inferior
Horizontal or Transverse
Front of the body
Anterior
Back of the body
Posterior
head: cranial and cephalic
Superior
Toward the feet
Inferior
Toward the median plane
Medial
Farther away the median plane
Lateral
Farther away the median plane
Lateral
Nearest the trunk of the body
Proximal
Farthest from the trunk of the body
Distal
Closer to the skin
Superficial
Same side of the body
Ipsilateral
Opposite side of the body
Contralateral
Bending or decreasing the angle
Flexion
Straightening or increasing the angle
Extension
Moving away from the median plane
Abduction
Moving toward the median plane
Adduction
Movement of the first digit of the hand
Opposition
Circular movement that is combination of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction
Circumduction
Turning or revolving a part of the body around its long axis
Rotation
Rotatio of the radius laterally
Supination