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Anatomical Terminology - Coggle Diagram
Anatomical Terminology
Back/Bottom
Anterior- Front side of an organism
Ventral- Front of organism
Cranial- Towards the head region
Transverse plane- Dividing the organism in
Top
and bottom
Superior- Top or above an organism.
Plantar-Near the foot
Thorax- Part of the body that holds heart...above abdomen
Frontal plane- dividing organism in
Front
and back
Movement
Abduction - When you move your limbs away from the midline
Adduction- When you move your limbs towards the midline
Flexion- Pulling a limb towards the body
Pronation- Rotation of the palms downwards.
Extension- Releasing a limb away from the body
Inversion- Moving of the foot inwards
Eversion- Moving of the foot outwards.
Supination - Rotating of the palms upward
Front/Top
Dorsal- Backside of an organism
Posterior- The backside of an organism.
Abdomen- region below thorax
Caudal - towards the tail region
Inferior- below or bottom of organism
Palmar- Palm of the hand
Frontal plane- dividing organism in front and
back
Transverse plane- Dividing the organism in top and
bottom
Distance
Medial- Towards the midline of an organism. (referring to distance)
Lateral- Farther away from the midline. (referring to distance)
Proximal- The closer of two points ( point of attachment.)
deep- a point deeper than the surface
Palmar- closer to the hand
Distal - The more distant of two points. (point of attachment)
plantar- closer to foot
Misc.
Saggital plane- Dividing organism in left/right