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What term describes a position closer to the head?

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Superior

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What is the opposite of superior?

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Inferior

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True or False: The term anterior refers to the back of the body.

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False

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What anatomical term describes a position toward the midline of the body?

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Medial

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What is the term for a position farther from the midline?

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Lateral

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Fill in the blank: The term _____ refers to a position closer to the point of attachment or origin.

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Proximal

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Fill in the blank: The term _____ refers to a position farther from the point of attachment or origin.

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Distal

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What plane divides the body into right and left parts?

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Sagittal plane

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What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?

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Frontal (coronal) plane

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What is the name of the plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts?

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Transverse (horizontal) plane

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True or False: Flexion refers to a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts.

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True

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What is the term for an increase in the angle between two body parts?

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Extension

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What movement brings a body part closer to the midline?

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Adduction

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What movement takes a body part away from the midline?

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Abduction

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Fill in the blank: The term _____ refers to rotating a body part around its axis.

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Rotation

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What is the term for moving a body part in a circular motion?

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Circumduction

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True or False: Pronation is the movement that turns the palm upward.

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False

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What is the term for the movement that turns the palm downward?

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Pronation

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What is the opposite movement of pronation?

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Fill in the blank: The term _____ refers to the movement of the foot that raises the toes upward.

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What is the term for the movement of the foot that points the toes downward?

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Plantarflexion

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What term describes the movement of a body part upwards?

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What term describes the movement of a body part downwards?

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True or False: The anatomical position is standing upright with arms at the sides and palms facing forward.

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What is the term for a movement that decreases the angle between the body parts at a joint?
Flexion
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What anatomical term is used to describe the back side of the body?
Posterior
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What does the term 'palmar' refer to?
The palm of the hand
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What does the term 'plantar' refer to?
The sole of the foot
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What is the term for the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body?
Abduction
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What is the anatomical term for the wrist region?
Carpal
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What is the anatomical term for the ankle region?
Tarsal
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What does 'ventral' refer to in anatomical terminology?
The front or belly side of the body
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What does 'dorsal' refer to in anatomical terminology?
The back side of the body
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Fill in the blank: The _____ plane divides the body into upper and lower parts.
Transverse
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What is the term for the position lying face down?
Prone
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What is the term for the position lying face up?
Supine
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What movement involves turning a body part inward?
Inversion
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What movement involves turning a body part outward?
Eversion
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What is the term for the movement of the shoulder blades towards the spine?
Retraction
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What is the term for the movement of the shoulder blades away from the spine?
Protraction
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True or False: Circumduction involves moving a body part in a circular manner.
True
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What is the term for the movement that brings the thumb across the palm of the hand?
Opposition
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What do the terms 'medial' and 'lateral' refer to?
Positions relative to the midline of the body
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What is the term for the movement that decreases the angle between the arm and the forearm?
Flexion at the elbow
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Fill in the blank: The _____ refers to the anatomical position where the body is upright and facing forward.
Anatomical position
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What is the term for the movement that increases the angle between the body parts at a joint?
Extension
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True or False: The flexor muscles are responsible for bending joints.
True

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