Orientation of the human body Flashcards
1
Q
Anatomical position
A
Standing
palm facing forward
`feet width apart
2
Q
Axial Skeleton
A
Axis around the body
3
Q
Appendicular skeleton
A
the limbs
4
Q
Coronal or frontal plane
A
Front
Back
5
Q
Transverse plane
A
top
Botton
6
Q
Median plane
A
right and left
through the midline
7
Q
paramedian plane
A
right and left
not through the median
8
Q
Oblique plane
A
Diagonal
for a specific part
9
Q
Superior
A
Cranial
10
Q
Inferior
A
Caudal
11
Q
medial / lateral
A
relative to each other based on their proximity to the midline
12
Q
proximal
A
near the beginning of the limb
13
Q
Distal
A
Further away from the origin of the limb
14
Q
Flexion
A
Decreases joint angle
15
Q
Extension
A
increases joint angles
