Chapter 1 Terms

Question 1

Adduction

Answer 1

movement of a body part TOWARD the midline of the body

Question 2

Abduction

Answer 2

movement of a body part AWAY from the midline

Question 3

Anatomical Position

Answer 3

a standard orientation of the human body used to describe its anatomy and anatomical planes.

Question 4

Articular

Answer 4

refers to a joint

Question 5

Appendicular

Answer 5

pertaining to the upper and lower extremities

Question 6

Axial

Answer 6

pertaining to the axis of a structure; in the body, this refers to the head, neck, and trunk

Question 7

Carpal

Answer 7

pertaining to the wrist

Question 8

Cavities

Answer 8

depression, openings, and grooves within bones

Question 9

Condyle

Answer 9

rounded projection at the end of a bone

Question 10

Contralateral

Answer 10

pertaining to the opposite side

Question 11

Diaphysis

Answer 11

long shaft-like portion of the bone

Question 12

Distal

Answer 12

farther from the point of attachment of an extremity of the trunk

Question 13

Dorsiflexion

Answer 13

movement of the top of the foot upward

Question 14

Elevation

Answer 14

upward movement of the shoulder girdle

Question 15

Epiphyses

Answer 15

ends of long bones

Question 16

Extension

Answer 16

return from the flexed position

Question 17

Fascia

Answer 17

sheet of connective tissue

Question 18

Fissure

Answer 18

groove

Question 19

Flexion

Answer 19

decreasing the size of an angle between the anterior and posterior surfaces of articulating bones

Question 20

Fossa

Answer 20

cavity or hollow

Question 21

Genu

Answer 21

pertaining to the knee

Question 22

Horizontal Abduction

Answer 22

movement of the upper extremity through the transverse plane AWAY from the midline

Question 23

Horizontal Adduction

Answer 23

movement of the upper extremity through the transverse plane TOWARD the midline

Question 24

Inferior

Answer 24

away from the head

Question 25

Ipsilateral

Answer 25

pertaining to the same side

Question 26

Lateral

Answer 26

away from the midline of the body

Question 27

Medial

Answer 27

toward the midline of the body

Question 28

Pectoral

Answer 28

pertaining to the chest

Question 29

Peripheral

Answer 29

pertaining to the outside of the body

Question 30

Plantar

Answer 30

pertaining to the sole of the foot

Question 31

Plantar Flexion

Answer 31

movement of the sole of the foot downward

Question 32

Posterior

Answer 32

back

Question 33

Processes on bones

Answer 33

prominences and projections on bones

Question 34

Pronation

Answer 34

palms down

Question 35

Protractions

Answer 35

the act of moving an anatomical part forward

Question 36

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 36

front