Medical Terminology, Study notes of Anatomy

Download Medical Terminology and more Study notes Anatomy in PDF only on Docsity! 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 1. Adduction- motion toward the midline of the body 2. Abduction- motion away from the midline of the body 3. Inversion- when the sole of the foot is turned inward (ankle movement) 4. Eversion- when the sole of the foot is turned outward (ankle movement) 5. Lateral flexion- bending of a body part away from the midline 17. Pronation- a movement that turns the palm of the hand downward, like it was emptying a bowl of soup 18. Supination- a movement that turns the palm of the hand upward as if it were holding a bowl of soup 19. Horizontal adduction- from 90-degrees of shoulder flexion, the arm is moved toward the midline 20. Horizontal abduction- from 90-degrees of should flexion, the arm is moved away from the midline Movement Terms Location Terms 1. Anterior- the front of the body 2. Posterior- the back of the body 3. Medial- closer to the midline of the body 4. Lateral- farther away from the midline 5. Proximal- toward an attachment, where a limb attaches to the trunk (torso) of the body Location Terms 6. Distal- away from an attachment, where a limb attaches to the trunk of the body 7. Superior- refers to one point, or structure, being higher than another 8. Inferior- refers to one point, or structure, being lower than another 9. Superficial- close to the body’s surface 10.Deep- away from the body’s surface