Lecture 1 Anatomical review Flashcards
Anatomical position
Hands supinated forward, laying down
Anatomical planes
Median planes- cut down the midline
Sagitall plane- anywhere but centre of body, flexion and extension
frontal planes- abduction and adduction
transverse planes- rotation
Anterior and posterior
in front of
behind
frontal plane
superior and inferior
Above something
under something
Lateral and medial
Away midline
closer to the midline of body
Proximal and distal
Closer to the face
farther from the face
Valgus knee
Knee bent towards midline
Varus knee
Bent away from the midline
Hyperlordosis
AN EXCESSIVE CURVATURE OF THE SPING IN THE LUMBAR REGION
Kyphosis
a dorsally excessive thoracic curvature of the spine
bending of a joint..
FLEXION
Movement of a body segment away from the midline..
ABDUCTION
Rotation
Limbs moves around its long axis, like a screw
circumduction
Movement of a limb in a circle
Dorsiflexion
flexing foot upwards