Language of the clinician 🗸

Question 1

anterior

Answer 1

front of body

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

back of body

Question 3

Medial

Answer 3

Near midline

Question 4

Lateral

Answer 4

Far from midline

Question 5

Superior/cranial

Answer 5

top of head

Question 6

Inferior/caudal

Answer 6

near soles of feet

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

near the attachment of the limb

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Further from attachment of limb

Question 9

Superficial

Answer 9

near surface of the body

Question 10

Deep

Answer 10

far from surface of the body

Question 11

External

Answer 11

far from centre if body/organ

Question 12

Internal

Answer 12

near centre of body/organ

Question 13

Major/minor

Answer 13

relatively different sizes of structures with the same name

Question 14

Unilateral

Answer 14

Structure found on one side of body

Question 15

Bilateral

Answer 15

normally paired structures on the right and left

Question 16

Midline

Answer 16

single structure at/near the midline

Question 17

Ipsilateral

Answer 17

Structure is on the same side of the body as the location being compared to

Question 18

Contralateral

Answer 18

Structure lies on opposite sides of location being compared to

Question 19

flexion

Answer 19

decreasing the angle between bones at a joint

Question 20

Extension

Answer 20

increasing angle between bones at a joint

Question 21

Abduction

Answer 21

movement away from median plane

Question 22

adduction

Answer 22

movement towards median plane

Question 23

Internal (medial) rotation

Answer 23

Anterior surface of a limb rotates towards the median plane

Question 24

external (lateral) rotation

Answer 24

anterior surface of limb rotates away from median plane

Question 25

Circumduction

Answer 25

circular movement at a joint

Question 26

Dorsiflexion of the ankle

Answer 26

the dorsal surface (top) of the foot moves superiorly (up)

Question 27

Plantar Flexion of the ankle

Answer 27

plantar surface (bottom) of the foot moves inferiorly (down)

Question 28

Eversion of the foot

Answer 28

Sole of the foot rotates away from the median plane to face laterally

Question 29

Inversion of the foot

Answer 29

sole of the foot rotates towards the median plane to face medially

Question 30

Pronation of the forearm

Answer 30

the anterior surface of the forearm rotates so the palm of the hand is posterior

Question 31

Supination

Answer 31

anterior surface of the forearm rotates so the palm of the hand is anterior

Question 32

Semi-prone

Answer 32

The position of the hand and forearm are half way between supine and prone positions

Question 33

lateral flexion

Answer 33

movement of the spine to the side

Question 34

rotation

Answer 34

trunk and neck movement

Question 35

elevation

Answer 35

superior movement of the shoulders

Question 36

depression

Answer 36

inferior movement of the shoulders

Question 37

protraction

Answer 37

anterior movement of the jaw/shoulders

Question 38

retraction

Answer 38

posterior movement of the jaw/shoulders

Question 39

sagittal plane

Answer 39

the line that divides the body into left and right

Question 40

coronal plane

Answer 40

the line that divides the body into posterior and anterior

Question 41

Transverse plane

Answer 41

line that divides the body into superior and inferior sections

Question 42

Axial plane

Answer 42

diagonal line that divides the body from top to bottom