Intro Anatomy Lecture 1 Terms

Question 1

flexion

Answer 1

bending a portion of a part or decreasing the angle between the body parts

Question 2

extension

Answer 2

straightening a part or increasing the angle between body parts (except for the thumb: flexion and extension movements are in the sagittal plane)

Question 3

abduction

Answer 3

moving away from the median plane (in the frontal plane)

Question 4

adduction

Answer 4

moving toward the median plane (in the frontal plane)

Question 5

pronation

Answer 5

medial rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces posteriorly

Question 6

supination

Answer 6

lateral rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces anteriorly (as in anatomical position)

Question 7

elevation

Answer 7

raise superiorly

Question 8

depression

Answer 8

lower inferiorly

Question 9

rotation

Answer 9

moving a part of the body around its long axis (medial and lateral)

Question 10

circumduction

Answer 10

circular movement of the limbs or a portion of them (combining flexion, extension, abduction, adduction)

Question 11

dorsiflexion

Answer 11

elevation of the dorsum of the foot at the ankle

Question 12

plantarflexion

Answer 12

depression of the sole of the foot at the ankle

Question 13

eversion

Answer 13

turning the sole of the foot outward

Question 14

inversion

Answer 14

turning the sole of the foot inward

Question 15

protrusion

Answer 15

(protraction) move the jaw anteriorly

Question 16

retrusion

Answer 16

(retraction) move the jaw posteriorly

Question 17

opposition

Answer 17

allows for grasping and manipulating objects

Question 18

anterior

Answer 18

ventral or front

Question 19

posterior

Answer 19

dorsal or back

Question 20

cranial

Answer 20

towards the head

Question 21

rostral

Answer 21

towards the nose

Question 22

caudal

Answer 22

towards the tail

Question 23

superficial

Answer 23

towards the surface (in reference to another structure)

Question 24

deep

Answer 24

away from the surface (in reference to another structure)

Question 25

axial skeleton

Answer 25

vertebrae, ribs, and skull

Question 26

appendicular skeleton

Answer 26

pectoral and pelvic girdles with limbs