Position/Movement Describers Flashcards
What is this position known as?
Anatomical position
What plane is this?
Sagittal plane
What plane is this?
Coronal plane
What plane is this?
Transverse plane
What direction is nearer to front?
Anterior is nearer to front
What direction is nearer to back?
Posterior is nearer to back
What direction is nearer to feet?
Posterior
What direction is nearer to head?
Superior is nearer to head
What direction is nearer to medium plane?
Medial is nearer to medium plane
What direction is further away from the medium plane?
Lateral is further away from the medium plane
What direction is towards the back?
Dorsal is towards the back
What direction is towards the belly?
Ventral is towards the belly
What direction is closer to the trunk/origin of limb?
Proximal is closer to the trunk
What direction is further away from the trunk/origin of limb?
Distal is further away from the trunk
What is direction is nearer to the surface?
Superficial is nearer to the surface
What direction is further to the surface?
Deep is further to the surface
What direction is between superficial and deep?
Intermediate is between superficial and deep
What direction is nearer to the head?
Cranial is nearer to the head
What direction is nearer to the feet?
Caudal is nearer to the feet
What is on the opposite side of the body?
Contralateral is on the opposite side of the body
What is on the same side of the body?
Ipsilateral is on the same side of the body
What side of the hand is the dorsal surface?
Dorsum is the dorsal surface of the hand
What side of the hand is the palmer surface?
Palm is the palmer surface of the hand
What side of the foot is the planter dorsal suface?
The dorsum is the dorsal surface of the foot
What side of the foot is the planter surface?
The sole is the planter surface of the foot
What does extension/flexion look like?
What does lateral/medial rotation look like?
What does abduction/adduction look like?
What does circumduction look like?
What does elevation/depression look like?
What does retrusion/protrusion look like?
What does eversion/inversion look like?
