Introduction to Orthopedic Diagnosis Flashcards
What is anatomical position?
1.) Erect standing position2.) Feet slightly separated3.) Arms hanging by the side4.) Elbows straight5.) Palms of the hand facing forward
What direction is superior or cranial?
Closer to the head
What direction is inferior or caudal?
Closer to the feet
What direction is anterior or ventral?
Toward the front of the body
What direction is posterior of dorsal?
Toward the back of the body
What direction is medial?
Toward the midline of the body
What direction is lateral?
Away from the midline of the body
What are the 3 planes of the body?
1.) Sagittal plane2.) Frontal plane3.) Transverse plane
What are the a.k.a.’s of the sagittal plane?
1.) Anterior-posterior plane2.) Median plane
What are the a.k.a.’s of the frontal plane?
1.) Lateral plane2.) Coronal plane
What is the a.k.a. of the transverse plane?
Horizontal plane
How does the sagittal plane divide the body?
Divides the body vertically into left and right halves of equal size
How does the frontal plane divide the body?
Divides the body equally into front and back halves
How does the transverse plane divide the body?
Divides the body equally into top and bottom halves
What are the 3 axes of human motion?
1.) Frontal2.) Sagittal3.) Longitudinal
The axis around which the movement takes place is always _____ to the plane in which is occurs.
Perpendicular
What is the a.k.a. of the frontal axis?
Transverse axis
What is the a.k.a. of the longitudinal axis?
Vertical axis
The frontal axis is perpendicular to what plane?
Sagittal plane
The sagittal axis is perpendicular to what plane?
Frontal plane
The longitudinal axis is perpendicular to what plane?
Transverse plane
What movements occur in the sagittal plane around a frontal-horizontal axis?
1.) Flexion2.) Extension3.) Hyperextension4.) Dorsiflexion5.) Plantar flexion