General Anatomy
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General Anatomy
Medical Terminology
Somatotypes
Ectomorph
–
Mesomorph
–
Small Bone Lean Body
Muscular Physique
Endomorph
–
Round soft body
Anatomical Position
Trunk erect
Arms at side
Palms forward
Legs Straight
Planes of Motion
Sagittal Plane
Divides the body into left and right
Passes from front to back
Frontal Plane
Divides the body into front and back
Passes from side to side
Transverse Plane
Divides body into top and bottom
Passes perpendicular
to the long axis
of the body
Anatomical Direction
Anatomical Direction
Superior
Inferior
Anterior
Posterior
Higher than another
structure
Lower than another
Structure
In front of another
structure
Behind another structure
Anatomical Direction
Superior
Inferior
Posterior
Anterior
Higher than another
structure
Lower than another
structure
Behind another structure
In front of another
structure
Anatomical Direction
Medial
Lateral
Proximal
Distal
Closer to the long axis of
the body
Farther from the long
axis of the body
Structure closer to the
beginning of the
extremity
Structure farther from
the beginning of the
extremity
Anatomical Direction
Lateral
Medial
Distal
Proximal
Farther from the long
axis of the body
Closer to the long axis of
the body
Structure farther from
the beginning of the
extremity
Structure Closer to the
beginning of the
extremity
Anatomical Direction
Superficial
Deep
Nearer to the surface
Farther from the surface
Movement
Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
Decrease in the angle of
a joint
Increase in the angle of
a joint
Movement away from
the midline of the body
Movement toward the
midline of the body
Movement
Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
Decrease in the angle of
a joint
Increase in the angle of
a joint
Movement away from
the midline of the body
Movement toward the
midline of the body
Movement
Dorsiflexion
Plantar Flexion
Inversion
Eversion
Flexion of the foot at the
ankle
Extension of the foot at
the ankle
Sole of the foot turned
inward
Sole of the foot turned
outward
Movement
Dorsiflexion
Plantar Flexion
Inversion
Eversion
Flexion of the foot at the
ankle
Extension of the foot at
the ankle
Sole of the foot turned
inward
Sole of the foot turned
outward
Movement
Supination
Palms upward
Pronation
Palms downward
Rotation
Pivot motion about the
long axis of the body
Movement
Supination
Pronation
Palms upward
Palms downward
Pivot motion about the long
axis of the body
Combination of
Abduction,Adduction and
Rotation
Rotation
Circumduction