Anatomy Intro Basics

Front 1

Cranial

Back 1

Superior, nearer to head

Front 2

Caudal

Back 2

Inferior, nearer to feet

Front 3

Ventral

Back 3

anterior nearer to front

Front 4

Dorsal

Back 4

posterior, nearer to back

Front 5

Supine

Back 5

Lying on back

Front 6

Prone

Back 6

Lying on chest, face down.

Front 7

Proximal

Back 7

Nearer to trunk or point of origin.

Front 8

Distal

Back 8

Further from the trunk or point of orgin

Front 9

Coronal

Back 9

frontal plane, vertical plane passing through the body at right angles to the median place dividing it into front and back.

Front 10

Sagittal

Back 10

Vertical plane that is parallel to the median plane.

Front 11

Transverse

Back 11

Horizontal, at right angles to the median and frontal planes. Divides body into superior and inferior parts.

Front 12

Medial

Back 12

Nearer to median plane.

Front 13

Lateral

Back 13

Farther from median plane.

Front 14

Superficial

Back 14

Nearer to or on surface.

Front 15

Deep

Back 15

Farther from surface

Front 16

Intermediate

Back 16

Between opposite pairs of terms above

Front 17

Dorsum

Back 17

Surface of hand, foot nose, or penis toward back in quadrupedal position.

ex: Veins are visible in dorsum of hand.

Front 18

Palm

Back 18

Anterior surface of hand

Front 19

Plantar

Back 19

Sole, inferior surface of foot.

Front 20

A?

Back 20

Median Plane

Front 21

B?

Back 21

Sagittal plane

Front 22

C?

Back 22

Frontal (coronal) plane

Front 23

D?

Back 23

Transverse (axial) plane

Front 24

E?

Back 24

Median plane of hand

Front 25

F?

Back 25

Median plane of foot

Front 26

G?

Back 26

Frontal (coronal) plane of feet

Front 27

Intermediate

Back 27

Between superficial and deep

Front 28

Palmer vs. Dorsal

Back 28

Palmar: anterior hand (palm)

Dorsal: posterior hand (dorsum)

Front 29

Plantar vs Dorsal

Back 29

Plantar: Inferior foot surface

Dorsal: Superior foot surface

Front 30

The midline of the hand is the________.

Back 30

Middle finger.

Front 31

Movement?

Back 31

Circumduction

Front 32

Movement A

Back 32

A: Pronation

Front 33

Movement B

Back 33

B: Supination

Front 34

Eversion vs. Inversion of foot

Back 34

Eversion: turning sole of foot outward

Inversion: turning sole of foot inward

Front 35

Abduction

Back 35

moving away from the median plane of the body in the frontal plane

Front 36

Adduction

Back 36

moving toward the median plane of the body in the frontal plane

Front 37

Rotation

Back 37

moving a part of the body around its long axis.

Front 38

medial rotation

Back 38

turns the anterior surface medially

Front 39

lateral rotation

Back 39

turns the surface laterally.

Front 40

Circumduction:

Back 40

movement of the limbs in a circular movement.

Front 41

Pronation

Back 41

medial rotation of the anatomical position

Front 42

Dorsiflexion

Back 42

elevation of the dorsum of the foot at the ankle

Front 43

Plantarflexion

Back 43

depression of the sole of the foot at the ankle.

Front 44

Protusion (protraction)

Back 44

moving the jaw anteriorly, outward.

Front 45

Retusion (retraction)

Back 45

moving the jaw posteriorly, inward.

Front 46

Elevation

Back 46

raises or moves a part superiorly

Front 47

Depression

Back 47

lowers or moves a part inferiorly