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Chapter 1
Navigating the Body
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10/04/2012

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Term
Superior
Definition
Refers to a structure closer to the head
Term
Inferior
Definition
Closer to the feet
Term
Cranial
Definition
Closer to the head
Term
Caudal
Definition
Closer to the buttocks when referring to structures on the trunk
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Posterior
Definition
Pertains to a structure further toward the back of the body than another structure
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Anterior
Definition
Structure further in front
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Medial
Definition
Structure closer to the midline( or center) of the body
Term
Lateral
Definition
Structure further away from the midline
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Distal
Definition
Structure further away from the trunk or the body's midline
Term
Proximal
Definition
Designates a structure closer to the trunk
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Superficial
Definition
Describes a structure closer to the body's surface
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Deep
Definition
Structure deeper in the body
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Extension
Definition
Movement that straightens or opens a joint
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Flexion
Definition
Movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together
Term
Adduction
Definition
A joint brings a limb medially toward the body's midline ( adding to the body)
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Abduction
Definition
Moves a limb laterally away from the midline (abduct or carry away)
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Medial Rotation
Definition
The limb turns in toward the midline
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Lateral Rotation
Definition
Swings the limb away from the midline
Term
Rotation
Definition
Pertains only to the axial skeleton
Term
Circumduction
Definition
Possible only at the shoulder and hip joints
Term
Lateral Flexion
Definition
Occurs only at the axial skeleton
Term
Elevation
Definition
Movement superiorly
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Depression
Definition
Movement inferiorly
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Supination
Definition
(Carrying a bowl of soup) occurs when the radius and ulna lie parallel to one another
Term
Pronation
Definition
(Prone to spill it) takes place when the radius crosses over the ulna, turning the palm down
Term
Inversion
Definition
(Turn in) elevates the foot's medial side and brings the sole of the foot medially
Term
Eversion
Definition
(Turn out) elevates the foot's lateral side and moves the sole laterally
Term
Supine
Definition
(On your spine) is to lie face up
Term
Prone
Definition
To lie on the table face down
Term
Side lying
Definition
Consider a bolster between the knees and a pillow under the head
Term
Plantar flexion
Definition
Performed by moving the ankle to point your foot into the earth or stepping on a car's gas pedal
Term
Dorsiflexion
Definition
The opposite movement, such as moving the ankle to let off the gas pedal
Term
Protraction
Definition
(Protrude)occurs when one of these structures moves anteriorly
Term
Retraction
Definition
(Retreat) is movement posteriorly
Term
Deviation
Definition
Wander from the usual course
Term
Opposition
Definition
Happens only at the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
Term
Axial
Definition
Skeleton is the skeleton's center. It includes the cranium, vertebral column, ribs,sternum and hyoid bone.
Term
Appendicular
Definition
(Appendages) skeleton is composed of the arms and legs, including the pectoral girdle (scapula and clavicle) and pelvic girdle (hips)
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