Homework 1: Flashcards
Terms and Definations; Movement terms; Body Planes
1
Q
Cephalic
A
head
2
Q
Cervical
A
neck
3
Q
Thoracic
A
Chest
4
Q
Axillary
A
Armpit
5
Q
Brachial
A
Arm (shoulder to elbow)
6
Q
Cranial
A
head
7
Q
Carpal
A
wrist
8
Q
pollox
A
thumb
9
Q
tarsal
A
ankle
10
Q
hallux
A
great toe
11
Q
pedal
A
foot
12
Q
inguinal
A
groin
13
Q
Buccal
A
cheek
14
Q
Popliteal
A
back of knee
15
Q
Palmer
A
palm
16
Q
Plantar
A
bottom of foot
17
Q
Superior
A
Towards head (above)
18
Q
Inferior
A
Away from head (below)
19
Q
Anterior
A
front of
20
Q
Posterior
A
behind
21
Q
Medial
A
toward midline
22
Q
lateral
A
away from midline
23
Q
Intermediate
A
in between medial and lateral structures
24
Q
PROXIMAL
A
close to origin/point of attatchment
25
Distal
farther from origin or point of attatchment
26
Superficial
close to body surface
27
deep
far from body surface
28
Flexion
decreases angle of joint
29
extension
increases angle of joint
30
Hyperextension
joint moves beyond normal range of motion
31
Abduction
moving limb away from midline (arms up like jumping jack)
32
Adduction
moving limb towards midline (arms down like jumping jack)
33
Circumduction
moving limb to make a cone (arm circles)
34
Supination
turning backwards
35
Pronation
turning forward
36
Plantar Flexion
depressing foot
37
Dorsiflexion
lifting foot so top approaches shin
38
Inversion
sole of foot face medially
39
Eversion
sole of foot faces laterally
40
Elevation
lifting body part superiorly
41
Depression
moving elevated body part infereriorly
42
Opposition
thumb to other fingers
43
Sagittal Plane
Splits into left and right sides
44
Transverse Plane
Horizontal plane, into superior and inferior parts
45
Frontal Plane
Coronal Plane, into anterior and posterior sides
