Body Positions
1.Anatomical position- a standing posture with
the arms at the side and the palms of the
hands facing forward
2.Supine-lying on back with face upward
3.Prone- lying on stomach with face downward
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Anatomical Body Positions and Movement Terms, Study notes of Anatomy
Movement Terms. 1. Adduction- motion toward the midline of the body. 2. Abduction- motion away from the midline of the.
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Body Positions
1. Anatomical position- a standing posture with
the arms at the side and the palms of the
hands facing forward
2. Supine- lying on back with face upward
3. Prone- lying on stomach with face downward
Movement Terms
- Adduction- motion toward the midline of the body
- Abduction- motion away from the midline of the body
- Inversion- when the sole of the foot is turned inward (ankle movement)
- Eversion- when the sole of the foot is turned outward (ankle movement)
- Lateral flexion- bending of a body part away from the midline
12.Protraction- when a segment glides forward 13.Retraction- when a segment glides backward 14.Rotation- occurs when a bony segment, or series of segments, spins, or turns on an axis 15.Internal rotation- when a body segment turns toward the midline of the body 16.External rotation- when a body segment turns away from the midline of the body Movement Terms
- Pronation- a movement that turns the palm of the hand downward, like it was emptying a bowl of soup
- Supination- a movement that turns the palm of the hand upward as if it were holding a bowl of soup
- Horizontal adduction- from 90-degrees of shoulder flexion, the arm is moved toward the midline
- Horizontal abduction- from 90-degrees of should flexion, the arm is moved away from the midline Movement Terms
Location Terms
- Distal- away from an attachment, where a limb attaches to the trunk of the body
- Superior- refers to one point, or structure, being higher than another
- Inferior- refers to one point, or structure, being lower than another
- Superficial- close to the body’s surface 10.Deep- away from the body’s surface