Worksheet #2; directional terms & anatomical position PDF

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Worksheet assigned by teacher and answers found in the Trail Guide book...

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Define the following directional terms: 1. Superior: up 2. Inferior: down 3. Cranial: closer to the head 4. Caudal: closer to the buttocks 5. Anterior: front 6. Posterior: back 7. Medial: closer to midline 8. Lateral: further away from midline 9. Proximal: closer to main part of the body 10. Distal: further away from the trunk 11. Superficial: closer to the body’s surface 12. Deep: deeper in the body 13. Flexion: movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together 14. Extension: movement that straightens or opens a joint 15. Adduction: brings a limb medially toward the body’s midline 16. Abduction: moves a limb laterally away from the midline 17. Medial Rotation: limb moves in toward the midline 18. Lateral Rotation: swings the limb away from the midline 19. Circumduction: 20. Elevation: movement upward 21. Depression: movement downward 22. Supination: when the radius and ulna lie parallel to one another 23. Pronation: when the radius crosses over the ulna, turning the palm down 24. Inversion: turning inward 25. Eversion: turning outward 26. Plantar Flexion: moving the ankle to point your foot into the earth 27. Dorsal Flexion: moving the ankle upward 28. Protraction: protrude 29. Retraction: retreat 30. Deviation: wander from the usual course 31. Opposition: happens at the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb (thumb touching pinky) 32. Supine: on your spine 33. Prone: lie on the table face down

Bo dy Par t

Mo ve me nts

Spi ne & Tho rax

Fle xio n

Ext ens ion

Rot ati on

Lat er al Fle xio n

Nec k

Fle xio n

Ext ens ion

Rot ati on

Lat er al Fle xio n

Rib s/T hor ax

Ele vati on

De pre ssi on

Sca pul a

Ele vati on

De pre ssi on

Ad du cti on

Ab du cti on

Elb ow & For ear m

Fle xio n of the elb ow

Ext ens ion of the elb ow

Su pin ati on of the for ear m

Pr on ati on of th e for ea rm

Wri st

Fle xio n

Ext ens ion

Ad du cti on

Ab du cti on

Thu mb

Fle xio

Ext ens

Ad du

Ab du

Up wa rd Rot ati on

Op po

Do wn wa rd Rot ati on

n

ion

cti on

cti on

siti on

Fin ger s

Fle xio n

Ext ens ion

Ad du cti on

Ab du cti on

Ma ndi ble

Ele vati on

De pre ssi on

Pro tra cti on

Re tra cti on

Lat era l De via tio n

Pel vis

Ant erio r tilt

Pos teri or tilt

Lat era l tilt

Hip

Fle xio n

Ext ens ion

Ad du cti on

Ab du cti on

Me dia l Rot ati on

Lat era l Rot ati on

Kn ee

Fle xio n

Ext ens ion

Me dia l Rot ati on

Lat er al Ro tat ion

An kle, Foo t, Toe s

Dor sifle xio n of ank le

Pla nta r fle xio n of an kle

Inv ers ion of foo t

Ev ers ion of foo t

Fle xio n of toe s

Ext en sio n of toe s

A: Pectoral B: Axillary C: Brachial D: Cubital E: Abdominal F: Inguinal G: Pubic H: Femoral I: Patellar J: Facial K: Mandibular L: Supraclavicular M: Antecubital N: Crural O: Dorsal

A: Cranial B: Cervical C: Scapular D: Thoracic E: Sacral F: Pelvic G: Sural H: Carpal I: Gluteal J: Popliteal

Gliding Joint

Saddle Joint

Ball-and-socket Joint

Hinge Joint

Pivot Joint

Ellipsoid Joint...