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Body planes and movements
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Undergraduate 1
01/09/2017

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Term
Anterior
Definition
towards the front
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Posterior
Definition
Toward the back
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Medial
Definition
toward the body midline
Term
Lateral
Definition
Away from the body midline
Term
Superior
Definition
Above; referring to the trunk only
Term
Inferior
Definition
Below; referring to the trunk only
Term
Proximal
Definition
towards the trunk; referring to the limbs only
Term
Distal
Definition
Away from the trunk; referring to the limbs onlly
Term
Palmar
Definition
towards the palm of the hand
Term
Dorsal (hands)
Definition
away from the palm of the hand
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Plantar
Definition
Towards the sole of the foot
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Dorsal (feet)
Definition
Away from the sole of the foot
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Superficial
Definition
towards the body surface
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Deep
Definition
Away from the body surface
Term
[image]
Definition
The shoulder is proximal to the wrist
Term
Cranial
Definition
Towards the head not the highest point
Term
Caudal
Definition
Towards the tail
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Dorsal
Definition
Towards the back
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Ventral
Definition
Towards the belly
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Axis passing through the sagittal plane
Definition
medial-lateral axis
Term
Body movement best seen in sagittal plane
Definition
Flexion/extension is best seen from this plane
Term
Extension past anatomical position
Definition
hyperextension
Term
[image]
Definition
Examples of hyperextension
Term
Axis passing through the frontal plane
Definition
Anterior-posterior axis
Term
Movement best seen in the frontal plane
Definition
Abduction/adduction is best seen in this plane
Term
Lateral flexion
Definition
Movement of the spine in the frontal plane to the left or the right
Term
Axis passing through the transverse plane
Definition
The vertical axis passes through this plane
Term
Medial rotation
Definition
Rotation towards the midline of limbs
Term
Lateral rotation
Definition
Rotation away from the midline of limbs
Term
Movement of body segments in a circle
Definition
Circumduction
Term
Anterior tilt
Definition
Movement of the pelvis foreward in the sagittal plane
Term
Posterior Tilt
Definition
Movement of the pelvis backwards in the sagittal plane
Term
Jaw elevation
Definition
Closing the mouth
Term
Jaw depression
Definition
Opening the mouth
Term
Jaw protraction
Definition
Movement of the jaw forward
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Jaw retraction
Definition
Movement of the jaw backwards
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Right tilt
Definition
Movement of the right side of the pelvis downwards
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Left tilt
Definition
Movement of the left side of the pelvis downwards
Term
Ulnar deviation
Definition
Movement of the hand towards the pinky in the frontal plane
Term
Radial deviation
Definition
Movement of the hand towards the thumb in the frontal plane
Term
Inversion
Definition
Rotation of the foot inwards
Term
Eversion
Definition
Rotation of the foot outwards
Term
Shoulder elevation
Definition
Upward shoulder movement
Term
Shoulder depression
Definition
Downward movement of the shoulder
Term
Upward shoulder rotation
Definition
When the inferior border of the scapula rotates upward
Term
Shoulder protraction
Definition
Rotation forward of the shoulder girdle
Term
Shoulder retraction
Definition
Backward rotation of the shoulder girdle
Term
Thumb abduction
Definition
Movement of the thumb away from the fingers in the frontal plane
Term
Thumb adduction
Definition
Movement of the thumb towards the fingers in the frontal plane
Term
Thumb flexion
Definition
Movement of the thumb towards the palm
Term
Thumb extension
Definition
Movement of the thumb away from the palm
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