Topic 0: intro to anatomy

Question 1

planes in the body:

Answer 1

• saggital plane: divides the body into left and right sections. Median (equal sections)
• coronal plane: divides the body into front or back sections
• transverse plane: divides the body into upper and lower sections

Question 2

side to side movements:

abduction:

Answer 2

further away from the middle of body (more lateral)

Question 3

side to side movements:

adduction

Answer 3

more medial - moving towards the midline of your body
ex. bringing your legs together while standing)

Question 4

Forward and backward Movements

flexion

Answer 4

decreasing the angle at a joint (ex. bicep curl)

Question 5

Forward and backward Movements

extension

Answer 5

increasing the angle at a joint (ex. straightening your leg at knee)

Question 6

up and down movements

elevation

Answer 6

raising a body part vertically (Shrugging your shoulders)

Question 7

up and down movements

depression

Answer 7

lowering a body part vertically ex. opening your jaw

Question 8

up and down movements:

rotation (internal/external)

Answer 8

spinning around a fixed axis (looking right or left)

Question 9

up and down movements:

circumduction

Answer 9

moving a limb in a circle
ex. arm circles

Question 10

up and down movements:

pronation

Answer 10

palms down or 3 axis movement of ankle - eversion, dorsiflexion, abduction

Question 11

up and down movements:

supination

Answer 11

palms up or 3 axis movement of ankle

Question 12

up and down movements:

dorsiflexion

Answer 12

raising your toes

Question 13

up and down movements:

plantar flexion

Answer 13

pointing your toes

Question 14

up and down movements:

eversion

Answer 14

outward turn of ankle

Question 15

up and down movements:

inversion

Answer 15

inward turn of ankle

Question 16

joint vocab

concave

Answer 16

curves inward

Question 17

joint vocab

convex

Answer 17

curves outwards
ex. a mountain