Basic Clinical Language

Question 1

Anatomical position is?

Answer 1

Face & eyes facing anteriorly

Body facing anteriorly

Palms facing anteriorly

Upper limbs by side

Feet together

Toes pointing anteriorly

Question 2

Further from the the surface of the body?

Answer 2

Deep

Question 3

Back of something?

Answer 3

Dorsal

Question 4

Anterior surface of the forearm rotates such that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly?

Answer 4

Pronation

Question 5

Structure lies on opposite side of body to the other structure or location it is being compared to?

Answer 5

Contralateral

Question 6

Jaw pulled in posteriorly at temporomandibular joints?

Answer 6

Retrusion

Question 7

Inferior movement of shoulders? (De shrugging)

Answer 7

Depression

Question 8

Taking thumb anteriorly away from palm

Answer 8

Abduction

Question 9

Anterior surface of a limb rotates towards the median plane?

Answer 9

Internal/medial rotation

Question 10

Thumb and pinky not touching?

Answer 10

Reposition of digits

Question 11

Inferior surface of foot?

Answer 11

Plantar

Question 12

Anterior surface of a limb rotates away from the median plane?

Answer 12

External/lateral rotation

Question 13

Movement towards to median plane?

Answer 13

Adduction

Question 14

Posterior movement of shoulders?

Answer 14

Retraction

Question 15

Jaw pushed out anteriorly at temporomandibular joints?

Answer 15

Protrusion

Question 16

Nearer to the top of the head?

Answer 16

Superior/cranial

Question 17

Nearer to the centre of body or organ?

Answer 17

Internal

Question 18

Structure lies on the same side as the other structure or location it is being compared to?

Answer 18

Ipsilateral

Question 19

Anatomical planes are?

Answer 19

Median sagittal plane

Coronal plane

Axial/transverse plane

Oblique section

Question 20

Sole of the foot rotates away from the median plane such that the sole faces laterally?

Answer 20

Eversion

Question 21

Abduction of digits

Answer 21

Adduction of digits

Question 22

Further from the midline/median plane?

Answer 22

Lateral

Question 23

From the knee joint to the tips of the toes, all anterior movements are?

Answer 23

Extensions

Question 24

Taking the thumb laterally away from, and in the coronal plane of the palm?

Answer 24

Extension

Question 25

Circular motion at a joint?

Answer 25

Circumduction

Question 26

Relatively larger and smaller structures with the same names?

Answer 26

Major & minor

Question 27

Thumb and pinky together?

Answer 27

Opposition of digits

Question 28

Superior movement of shoulders? (Shrugging)

Answer 28

Elevation

Question 29

Front of something

Answer 29

Ventral surface

Question 30

Adding the thumb posteriorly back to the palm?

Answer 30

Adduction

Question 31

Single structure located at or near the midline/median plane?

Answer 31

Midline

Question 32

Decreasing the angle between the bones at a joint?

Answer 32

Flexion

Question 33

Supination of Palm

Answer 33

Probation of palm

Question 34

Anterior surface of wrist?

Answer 34

Volar

Question 35

Further from the attachment of the limb to the body?

Answer 35

Distal

Question 36

Nearer to the soles of the feet?

Answer 36

Inferior/caudal

Question 37

Regions of the body are

Answer 37

Head Neck Root of the neck Chest (thorax) Abdomen Inguinal region Pelvis & perineum Lower limb Upper limb Axilla (armpit) Back

Question 38

Movement away from the median plane?

Answer 38

Abduction

Question 39

Nearer to the midline/median plane?

Answer 39

Medial

Question 40

Nearer to the attachment of the limb to the body?

Answer 40

Proximal

Question 41

The forearm rotates from the pronated position back into the anatomical position?

Answer 41

Supination

Question 42

Further from the centre of body or organ?

Answer 42

External

Question 43

All anterior movements at joints superior to the knee joint are?

Answer 43

Flexions

Question 44

Normally paired structures?

Answer 44

Bilateral

Question 45

Anterior surface of hand?

Answer 45

Palmar

Question 46

Sole of the foot rotates towards the median plane such that the sole faces medially?

Answer 46

Inversion

Question 47

Structure only found on one side of the body?

Answer 47

Unilateral

Question 48

Nearer to the front of the body?

Answer 48

Anterior

Question 49

Other patient positions?

Answer 49

Seated Supine Prone In front of your patient By the side Behind patient

Question 50

Nearer to the back of the body?

Answer 50

Posterior

Question 51

Forearm and hand midway between the supine and prone positions?

Answer 51

Semi-prone

Question 52

Increasing the angle between the bones at a joint?

Answer 52

Extension

Question 53

Folding the thumb across, and into, the coronal plane of the palm?

Answer 53

Flexion

Question 54

Anterior movements of shoulders

Answer 54

Protraction

Question 55

Anterior surface of tongue?

Answer 55

Ventral

Question 56

Lateral bending?

Answer 56

Lateral flexion

Question 57

Rotation of head, neck and upper trunk?

Answer 57

Rotation

Question 58

Nearer to the surface of the body?

Answer 58

Superficial