Terminology & Movement Flashcards
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Coronal Plane
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- AKA Frontal Plane
- Vertical plane dividing the body into anterior & posterior
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Sagittal Plane
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- AKA Median Plane
- Vertice plane dividing the body into left & right
- Mid-sagittal (centre) or para-sagittal (off-centre)
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Transverse Plane
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- AKA Axil Plane
- Horizontal plane dividing the body into superior & inferior
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Distal
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Away or furthest from the trunk or point of origin of a body part
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Proximal
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Closer or towards the trunk or the point of origin of a body part
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Lateral
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Away from the median (centre-point)
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Frontal
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Towards the front of the brain
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Occipital
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Towards the back of the brain
9
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Extension
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- movement that increases the joint’s angle (usually straightened)
- opposite to flexion
- example: straightening arm/tilting head back
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Flexion
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- Movement that decreases the joint’s angle (usually bent)
- Opposite to extension
- Example: bending elbow/tilting head forward
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Supination
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- Rotating the forearm so the wrist faces anteriorly (forward) or superiorly (upward)
- Opposite to pronation
12
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Pronation
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- Rotation of the radius at the ulna in the forearm, causing the palm of the hand to face posteriorly (backwards) or inferiorly (downwards)
- Opposite to supination
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Dorsiflexion
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- Lifting the foot at the ankle joint
- Similar to extension of the wrist, just referred to differently
14
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Inversion
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- Movement of the sole of the foot medially (inwards)
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Eversion
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- Movement of the sole of the foot laterally (outwards)
