Proper Vocabulary Flashcards
what is anatomical position?
- standing upright
- facing forward
- arms by side with palms forward and thumbs outward
- everything is parallel to each other
all movements are described from which starting postion?
anatomical position
cranial or cephalic
toward the head - cranial = cranium
what does it mean when something in superior to something? give example
that something is positioned higher than the other things it is being compared to
- your shoulder is superior to your hand
posterior or dorsal would be?
the back or behind
anterior or ventral would be?
in the front
what is the word “caudal” represent?
toward your tail, down
what side of the body are you looking at if it was the lateral view?
the side
inferior would describe something as being what? give example
towards the bottom, or below
- knee is inferior to the hip
frontal view would be looking at what side of the body?
the front
what is proximal?
close to the point of attachment or origin, in proximity of the midline
what is distal?
away from the point of attachment, distal = distance
what is an example of proximal and distal?
shoulder is proximal to the wrist or knee is proximal to the toes
thumb is distal to the wrist
toward the outside or away from the body would be called what?
lateral, think of lateral raises
what is medial?
toward the middle or center, think of 2 M’s
