Anantomy Quiz 1-Terms

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