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Anatomical terminology - Coggle Diagram
Anatomical terminology
Planes
Transverse Plane
Top/Bottom
Sagittal Plane
Side/side
Frontal Plane
Front/Back
Movement
Arms
Supination
Rotating palms upwards
Palmar
The palm of your hand
Pronation
Rotation of palms downwards
Legs
Eversion
Moving foot outwards
Inversion
Moving foot inwards
Plantar
The bottom of your foot
Extension
Extending out (part is pulled away from body)
Flexion
Flexing in (part is pulled towards body)
Center mass
Thorax
The area that contains the lungs and heart
Abdomen
The area the houses most of your organs
Ventral
The Belly side
Dorsal
The Backside of the shark
Anterior
The front half of an animal or human
Posterior
The back side of humans and animals
Abduction
The movement where you show of your abs
Adduction
You add your limbs to the body so you move them towards the trunk
Points
Lateral
Away from midline
Medial
Towards midline
Proximal
The closer of two points
Distal
The more distant point
Deep
The point is deeper inside the body
Views
Superior
Top/Above
Inferior
Below
Superficial
Not displaying their true insides