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anatomical terminology - Coggle Diagram
anatomical terminology
back/bottom
Dorsal- back side
posterior- lower backside
caudal- towards tail
front/top
ventral- belly side (face)
superior- top/above (head)
Anterior- front side (TOP)
movement
flexion- bring limb towards you
extension- releasing the flex
feet
inversion- moving foot INwards
eversion- moving foot OUTwards
inferior- bellow
plantar- bottom of foot
top/above
cranial- brain/toward head
superficial- surface of skin
dividing of organism
Transverse plane- TOP/BOTTOM
sagittal plane- SIDE/SIDE
frontal plane- FRONT/BACK
hands
supination- rotate palms UPwards^
pronation- rotate palms downwards
palmar- referring to hand... the PALM
distance
lateral- away from the midline
medial- towards the midline
proximal-closer of 2 points
distal- more distant point of 2 things
abduction- movement show off your abs...limbs move away from body
adduction- add limbs back to the body... move towards trunk of body