Lec Int 5 Flashcards
Standing, palms facing forward, feet forward
Anatomical position
Ventral side of body
Anterior
Dorsal side of body
Posterior
Closer to origin
Proximal
Further away from point of origin
Distal
Divides body into front and back portions
Coronal plane
Divides body into left and right halves
Sagittal plane
Divides body into upper and lower portions
Transverse plane
Towards the midline
medial
Away from midline
lateral
Higher than
superior
Lower than
inferior
Joints that allow expansion rather than motion
immovable joints
Another name for immovable joints
fibrous joints
Joints that provide little movement and allow expansion and contraction
Slightly moveable joints
Another name for slightly moveable joints
cartilaginous joints
Type of joints that move
freely movable joints
Another name for freely movable joints
synovial joints
Type of immovable joint that join portions of skull
suture joints
Suture joint in skull running along sagittal plane
Sagittal suture joint
Suture joint in skull running in coronal plane
Coronal suture joint
Suture joint in skull where sagittal and coronal suture joints intersect
Anterior fontanelle