Terminology

Question 0

What is midsagittal plane ?

Answer 0

Divides into equal left and right sides in the medial plane.

Question 1

What is sagittal plane ?

Answer 1

A vertical plane dividing body or organ into left and right sides.

Question 2

What is a parasagittal plane ?

Answer 2

Divides into unequal sides not on the midline.

Question 3

What is a frontal or coronal plane ?

Answer 3

Divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back).

Question 4

What is a transverse plane ?

Answer 4

Divides body into superior (top) and inferior (lower) halves. Alsp known as cross sectional or horizontal planes.

Question 5

What does prone mean ?

Answer 5

Body lies front down (on face).

Question 6

What does supine mean ?

Answer 6

Body lies on back.

Question 7

What does medial mean ?

Answer 7

Near to the midline of body, in middle.

Question 8

What does lateral mean?

Answer 8

Farther from the midline.

Question 9

What does intermediate mean ?

Answer 9

Between two structures.

Question 10

What does proximal mean ?

Answer 10

Near to point of origin.

Question 11

What does distal mean ?

Answer 11

Farther from the point of origin.

Question 12

What does superficial mean ?

Answer 12

On or near the surface.

Question 13

What does deep mean ?

Answer 13

Away from the body surface.

Question 14

What does flex mean ?

Answer 14

Decreases the angles between bones.

Question 15

What does extend mean ?

Answer 15

Increases angle between bones, restoring anatomical position.

Question 16

What does hyperextension mean ?

Answer 16

Increases angle beyond anatomical position.

Question 17

What does lateral flexion mean?

Answer 17

Bending teunk to left or right of midline.

Question 18

What does rotation mean ?

Answer 18

Takes place around a pivotal joint in a single plane around a longitudinal axis.

Question 19

What is medial rotation ?

Answer 19

Anterior surface rotates to the midline.

Question 20

What is lateral rotation ?

Answer 20

Anterior surface rotates away from the midline.

Question 21

What does adduction mean?

Answer 21

Movement towards the midline of the body.

Question 22

What does abduction mean ?

Answer 22

Take away, bone moves from the midline of the body.

Question 23

What does elevate mean ?

Answer 23

Upwards movement of the body.

Question 24

What does depress mean ?

Answer 24

Downwards movement.

Question 25

What does protraction mean ?

Answer 25

Move jaw or shoulders forward parallel to the ground.

Question 26

What does retraction mean ?

Answer 26

Move jaw or shoulders backwards parallel to the ground.

Question 27

What does pronate mean ?

Answer 27

Palm to posterior

Question 28

What does supinate mean ?

Answer 28

Palm to anterior, back to anatomical position.