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| Towards or on the back of the body: (Opposite of anterior) Behind. EXAMPLE: The rhomboids are on the posterior aspect of the body. |
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| Toward or on the front of the body: in front of: (Opposite of posterior) The pectorals are on the anterior aspect of the body. |
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Away form the midline of the body: outer side
The abductors are on the lateral aspect of the leg |
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Toward or at the midline of the body: inner side
The adductors are medial to the abductors |
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| Toward the lower part of a structure: The tibia is inferior to the femur. (Opposite of superior) |
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Toward the head or upper part of a structure: above
The humerus is superior to the radius |
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| Rotate away. (Opposite of internal rotation) |
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| refers to a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts. (opposite of extension) |
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| Movement that increases the angle between two body parts. (Opposite of flexion) EXAMPLE: While standing, the knees are extended. |
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| Term used to describe rotation of the arms to be palms down or the body lying face down. (Opposite of supination/supinate) |
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| Term used to describe the body as facing forward or facing up while lying down. (Opposite of pronation/prone) |
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Further from the origin or point of reference
The foot is distal to the knee |
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Closer to the origin of a point of reference
The elbow is proximal to the wrist |
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| lies vertically and divides the body into right and left parts. |
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lies vertically and divides the body into anterior and
posterior parts |
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| Transverse (Horizontal) Plane |
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The transverse plane lies horizontally and divides the body into superior and
inferior parts |
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| The act of moving an anatomical part forward. (Opposite of Retraction) EXAMPLE: Pushing your shoulders forward. |
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| The act of moving an anatomical part backward. (Opposite of protraction) |
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| Cone shaped movement. The movement of a body region in a circular manner, in which one end of the body region being moved stays relatively stationary while the other end describes a circle. It involves the sequential combination of flexion, adduction, extension, and abduction at a joint. |
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| Movement away from the midline of the body. (Opposite of adduction) |
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| Movement toward the midline. (Opposite abduction) |
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