Anatomical Movements

Question 1

Radial Deviation

Answer 1

Movement of the wrist towards the radius or lateral side / abduction of the wrist

Question 2

Label the image

Answer 2

Question 3

External Rotation

Answer 3

rotation of the hip or shoulder away from the midline

Question 4

Adduction

Answer 4

moving a body part toward the midline of the body

Question 5

What is the anatomical position?

Answer 5

• standing upright/erect
• face forward
• eyes forward
• lower limbs parallel, directed forward
• upper limbs at sides, palms forward

Question 6

Superficial / External definition

Example of use with ribs and lungs

Answer 6

• toward or on the surface of the body
• ribs are superficial to the lungs

Question 7

Label the image

Answer 7

Question 8

Supination

Answer 8

turning the arm or foot upward (palm or sole of the foot up)

Question 9

Plantar Flexion

Answer 9

ankle movement bringing the foot downward

Question 10

Lateral Flexion

Answer 10

Side-bending left or right

Question 11

Abduction

Answer 11

moving a body part away from the midline of the body

Question 12

Hyperextension

Answer 12

extending a joint beyond its normal range of motion

Question 13

Label the image

Answer 13

Question 14

Inferior / Caudal definition

Example of use with stomach and heart

Answer 14

• away from the head / lower part of a structure
• the stomach is inferior to the heart

Question 15

Opposition

Answer 15

movement of the thumb across the palm of the hand

Question 16

Inversion

Answer 16

turning the sole of the foot inward

Question 17

Circumduction

Answer 17

tri-planar, circular motion at the hip or shoulder

Question 18

Intermediate definition

Example of use with transverse colon in relation to ascending & descending colons

Answer 18

• between two structures
• transverse colon is intermediate to the ascending & descending colons

Question 19

Deep / Internal definition

Example of use with ribs & skin of the chest and back

Answer 19

• away from the surface
• ribs are deep to the skin of the chest and back

Question 20

Posterior / Dorsal definition

Example of use with backbone and lungs

Answer 20

• nearer to / at the back of the body
• backbone is posterior to the lungs

Question 21

Elevation

Answer 21

raising a part

Question 22

Supine position

Answer 22

the body is lying faceup

Question 23

Ipsilateral definition

Example of use with gallbladder and ascending colon

Answer 23

• on the same side of the body
• the gallbladder and ascending colon are ipsilateral

Question 24

Label the image

Answer 24

Question 25

Eversion

Answer 25

turning the sole of the foot outward

Question 26

Protraction

Answer 26

moving a part forward

Question 27

**Contralateral** definition Example of use with kidneys

Answer 27

- opposite sides of the body - kidneys are contralateral

Question 28

**Anterior / Ventral** definition Example of use with oesophagus & lungs

Answer 28

- nearer to / at the front of the body - oesophagus is anterior to the lungs

Question 29

Internal Rotation

Answer 29

rotation of the hip or shoulder toward the midline

Question 30

Extension

Answer 30

straightenin a joint / increasing the angle between two bones

Question 31

Flexion

Answer 31

bending at a joint / decreasing the angle between two bones

Question 32

Prone position

Answer 32

body is lying facedown

Question 33

**Medial** definition Example of use with ulna & radius

Answer 33

- nearer to the midline - ulna is medial to the radius

Question 34

**Superior / Cephalic / Cranial** definition Example of use with heart & stomach

Answer 34

- towards the head / upper part of a structure - the heart is superior to the stomach

Question 35

**Lateral** definition Example of use with lungs and heart

Answer 35

- further from the midline - lungs are lateral to the heart

Question 36

Ulnar Deviation

Answer 36

movement of the wrist towards the ulna or medial side / adduction of the wrist

Question 37

Dorsiflexion

Answer 37

ankle movement bringing the foot toward the shin

Question 38

Label the image

Answer 38

Question 39

**Proximal** definition Example of use with radius and humerus

Answer 39

- nearer to attachment of a limb to trunk / nearer to origination of structure - the humerus is proximal to the radius

Question 40

**Distal** definition Example of use of phalanges and carpals

Answer 40

- farther from the attachmen of a limb to the trunk / farther from the origination of a structure - phalanges are distal to the carpals

Question 41

Retraction

Answer 41

moving a part backward

Question 42

Depression

Answer 42

lowering a part

Question 43

Rotation

Answer 43

turning on a single axis

Question 44

Pronation

Answer 44

turning the arm or foot downward (palm or sole of foot down)