Movement Flashcards
Remeber terms
Anterior
On the front/Towards front
Posterior
On the back/Towards back
Superior
Towards the head (High)
Inferior
towards the feet (Low)
Medial
Towards/closer to centre of body
Lateral
further away from centre
Proximal
closer to main joint
Distal
Further from main joint
Deep
Further from surface
Superfical
CLoser to surface
Sagittal plane divides body into…
Left and Right
Coronal Splits body into…
Front & Back
Transverse plane splits body into…
Top and Bottom
Flexion is..
Bring body part closer to other part of the body
Abduction is…
Movement away from the body’s midline
Extention is..
Increasing the angle/distance between body parts.
Adduction
Movment closer to bodies midline
Anatomical position is..
Facing front looking fowards palms foward facing arms down