Position/Movement Describers

Answer 1

Standing upright, facing forward, arms straight, and hands held by hips. Palms facing forward. Feet parallel and toes pointing forward

Question 2

What is this position known as?

Answer 2

Anatomical position

Question 3

What plane is this?

Answer 3

Sagittal plane

Question 4

Division of body anteriorly and posteriorly (front and back)

What plane is this?

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Answer 4

Coronal plane

Question 5

Division of body Superiorly and Inferiorly

What plane is this?

Answer 5

Transverse plane

Question 6

What direction is nearer to front?

Answer 6

Anterior is nearer to front

Question 7

What direction is nearer to back?

Answer 7

Posterior is nearer to back

Question 8

What direction is nearer to feet?

Answer 8

Posterior

Question 9

What direction is nearer to head?

Answer 9

Superior is nearer to head

Question 10

What direction is nearer to medium plane?

Answer 10

Medial is nearer to medium plane

Question 11

What direction is further away from the medium plane?

Answer 11

Lateral is further away from the medium plane

Question 12

What direction is towards the back?

Answer 12

Dorsal is towards the back

Question 13

What direction is towards the belly?

Answer 13

Ventral is towards the belly

Question 14

What direction is closer to the trunk/origin of limb?

Answer 14

Proximal is closer to the trunk

Question 15

What direction is further away from the trunk/origin of limb?

Answer 15

Distal is further away from the trunk

Question 16

What is direction is nearer to the surface?

Answer 16

Superficial is nearer to the surface

Question 17

What direction is further to the surface?

Answer 17

Deep is further to the surface

Question 18

What direction is between superficial and deep?

Answer 18

Intermediate is between superficial and deep

Question 19

What direction is nearer to the head?

Answer 19

Cranial is nearer to the head

Question 20

What direction is nearer to the feet?

Answer 20

Caudal is nearer to the feet

Question 21

What is on the opposite side of the body?

Answer 21

Contralateral is on the opposite side of the body

Question 22

What is on the same side of the body?

Answer 22

Ipsilateral is on the same side of the body

Question 23

What side of the hand is the dorsal surface?

Answer 23

Dorsum is the dorsal surface of the hand

Question 24

What side of the hand is the palmer surface?

Answer 24

Palm is the palmer surface of the hand

Question 25

What side of the foot is the planter dorsal suface?

Answer 25

The dorsum is the dorsal surface of the foot

Question 26

What side of the foot is the planter surface?

Answer 26

The sole is the planter surface of the foot

Question 27

What does extension/flexion look like?

Answer 27

Question 28

What does lateral/medial rotation look like?

Answer 28

Question 29

What does abduction/adduction look like?

Answer 29

Question 30

What does circumduction look like?

Answer 30

Question 31

What does elevation/depression look like?

Answer 31

Question 32

What does retrusion/protrusion look like?

Answer 32

Question 33

What does eversion/inversion look like?

Answer 33

Question 34

What does protraction and retraction look like?

Answer 34

Answer 35

**covering on all internal and external surfaces of your body:** lines body cavities and hollow organs and is the major tissue in glands

Question 36

What defines the structure or function of connective tissues

Answer 36

Extracellular matrix and fluid.

Question 37

What are the functions of connective tissues?

Answer 37

* **bind structures together, (framework & support for organs & body)** * **Store fat, transport substances, protect against disease,** * **help repair tissue damage**

Question 38

Describe the cells of muscle tissue

Answer 38

Long, thin cells

Question 39

What are the cytoplasms of muscle tissue cells packed with?

Answer 39

Contractile apparatus.