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Anatomical terms
Things that move (CONTINUED)
Supination
Hands rotate outwards (palms up)
pronation
Hands rotate outwards (rotate inwards)
inversion
Moving foot inwards
Eversion
Moving foot outwards
Flexion
FLEXING or bending a body part
Extenstion
pushing the body part away from the center of the body
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WAYS THINGS MOVE
Abduction
Moving the limbs away from the body
Adduction
Moving the limbs towards the body
Distal
Furthest from the origin or from trunk
Proximal
Nearest to the trunk or point of origin
FRONT OF BODY
Anterior
frontside of the body (near the head)
Ventral
Front side of the body (belly)
Abdomen
part of body that contains the digestive ograns
Thorax
Upper part of chest, between neck and upper stomach
TOP/BOTTOM
Superior
The top
Cranial
The area near the brain (towards the top)
Inferior
The bottom or below
Caudal
towards the tail (back or bottom)
Planes
Sagittal
Divided SIDE to SIDE
Frontal
Divided FRONT and BACK
Transverse
Divided TOP and BOTTOM
MUSCLES
Deep
The muscles or injury is deep
Superfical
The muscles or injury is on the surface
BACK OF THE BODY
Dorsal
The back of a human or animal
Posterior
backside towards the tail
Middle
Lateral
Moving something away from the midline
Medial
Moving something towards the midline
Relating to feet/hands
Palmar
The palm of the hand
Plantar
The bottom of the feet
