122925934 | anatomical postion | body standing position, toes pointed forward, arms at the side with palms pointed foward and the face direted towards the observer | |
122925935 | median | midline, in the middle | |
122925936 | medial | closer to the midline, toward the body's longitudinal axis | |
122925937 | lateral | further fromt he midline, away fromt he body's longitudinal axis | |
122925938 | anterior | toward the front | |
122925939 | posterior | toward the back | |
122925940 | ventral | toward the front | |
122925941 | dorsal | toward the back | |
122925942 | retro | toward the back | |
122925943 | superficial | closer to the surface | |
122925944 | intermediate | between two other surfaces | |
122925945 | deep | further from the surface | |
122925946 | external | toward the surface | |
122925947 | internal | toward the inside | |
122925948 | superior | closer to the head, upper | |
122925949 | inferior | closer to the feet, lower | |
122925950 | cephalic | toward the head | |
122925951 | rostral | toward the head (specifically the nose) | |
122925952 | cranial | closer to the head | |
122925953 | caudal | toward the tail | |
122925954 | proximal | part of an appendage closer to the trunk, toward an attached base | |
122925955 | distal | part of an appendage further away from the trunk, away from an attached base | |
122925956 | unilateral | occurring on one side | |
122925957 | bilateral | occurring on both sides | |
122925958 | ipsilateral | occurring on the same side | |
122925959 | contralateral | occurring on the opposite side | |
122925960 | supine | lying face up, on the back | |
122925961 | prone | lying face down, on the anterior surface of the body | |
122925962 | flexion | bending, decreasing the angle of a joint | |
122925963 | lateral flexion | bending to one side | |
122925964 | extension | straighteing, increasing the angle of a joint | |
122925965 | dorsiflexion | bringin the dorsum of the foot toward the anterior surface of the leg | |
122925966 | plantarflexion | moving the sorsum of the foot away from the anterior surface of the leg (pointing the foot) | |
122925967 | hyperextension | extension beyond normal | |
122925968 | adduction | movement toward the midline | |
122925969 | abduction | movement awa from the midline | |
122925970 | supination | rotation of the forearm and hand to face anteriorly | |
122925971 | pronation | rotation of the forearm and hand to face posteriorly | |
122925972 | opposition | bring the tips of the fingers and thumb together | |
122925973 | reposition | return of thumb to anatomical position | |
122925974 | protraction | forward movement | |
122925975 | retraction | backward movement | |
122925976 | inversion | turing the sole of the foot inward, toward the midline of the body | |
122925977 | eversion | turing the sole of the foot outward | |
122925978 | elevation | raising up or superior movement | |
122925979 | depression | lowering down or inferior movement | |
122925980 | rotation | movement of the part around it's longitudional axis | |
122925981 | medial rotation | anterior surface turing toward midline | |
122925982 | lateral rotation | anterior surface turing away form midline | |
122925983 | circumduction | a combination of abduction, adduction, flexion, and extension in which the limb moves in a circular manner, cicumscribing a cone | |
122925984 | axial | toward the central axis of the organism or the extremity | |
122925985 | visceral | pertaining to the organs with the body's cavities | |
122925986 | parietal | pertaining to the wall of body cavity | |
122925987 | anteversion | tipped forwad position | |
122925988 | retroversion | tipped backward postion | |
122925989 | anteflexion | bent forward postion | |
122925990 | retroflexion | bent backward postion | |
122925991 | median AKA | median sagittal mid-sagittal | |
122925992 | median/median sagittal/mid-sagittal | a vertical plane in the midline of the body running from front to back, separatin it into equal right and left halves (runs along the long axis of the body) | |
122925993 | sagittal AKA | parasagittal | |
122925994 | sagittal/parasagittal | a vertical plane that is parallet tot he median plane (not in the midline) | |
122925995 | frontal AKA | coronal | |
122925996 | frontal/coronal | a vertical plane that separates the anterior (front) from the posterior (back)-runs along the long axis of the body and extends side to side | |
122925997 | transverse AKA | axial horizontal | |
122925998 | transverse/axial/horizontal | a cross-section of the body, separating it into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts (at a right angle to the long axis of the body) | |
122925999 | belly button | umbilical | |
122926000 | pelvis | pelvic | |
122926001 | groin | inguinal | |
122926002 | pubis | pubic | |
122926003 | femur/thigh | femoral | |
122926004 | top of foot | dorsum of foot | |
122926005 | foot | pedal | |
122926006 | big toe | hallux | |
122926007 | digits | phalanges | |
122926008 | toes | phalangeal | |
122926009 | kneecap | patellar | |
122926010 | ankle | tarsal | |
122926011 | leg | crural | |
122926012 | butt | gluteal | |
122926013 | back of knee | popliteal | |
122926014 | calf | sural | |
122926015 | heel of foot | calcaneal | |
122926016 | sole of foot | plantar |
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