Exam #2 Flashcards
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Axial Skeleton
Protects vital organs
Includes head, neck, and trunk
Appendicular Skeleton
Makes movement possible
Means attachment, so anything attached to a major part of the body; arms and legs
Includes upper extremities and lower extremities
Movements that occur in Sagittal Plane
Flexion
Extension
Dorsiflexion
Plantarflexion
Movements that occur in Frontal Plane
Abduction
Adduction
Movements that occur in Transverse Plane
Internal rotation
External rotation
Axis of motion in Sagittal Plane
Frontal
Axis of motion in Frontal Plane
Sagittal
Axis of motion in Transverse Plane
Longitudinal
Medial
Toward midline of the body or a reference point
Lateral
Away from midline of the body or a reference point
Proximal
Toward point of attachment or reference point
Distal
Away from point of attachment or reference point
Contralateral
On opposite side of the reference point
Superior
Above a reference point
Inferior
Below a reference point
Anterior
Front, ventral
Posterior
Back, dorsal