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Body/regions/planes

TermDefinition
Abduction Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction Movement toward the midline of the body
inversion Turning the sole of the foot inward
eversion turning the sole of the foot outward
Elevation raising a body part
Depression lowering a body part
flexion the movement of two body surfaces toward each other, as in the act of bending
extension the straightening of a limb after it has been flexed
hypertension the act of bending a joint or limb beyond normal extension
Dorsiflexion movement of the sole of the foot upward (flexed towards the lower leg)
plantar flexion motion of the plantar surface (sole of the foot) away from the body
Rotation movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis, that is lengthwise
medial (internal) rotation rotational movement towards (medially) the midline of the body
lateral (external) rotation rotational movement away from the midline
Pronation rational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face downwards
supination rotational motion of the forearm in which the palm moves to face upward
circumduction the circular movement at the far end of a limb; occurs in multiple planes
median (midsagittal) plane Cuts the body into equal left and right planes. Top to bottom, vertical
Frontal (Cononal) Plane divides the body on the side, dividing the body into a front and back portion
Transverse Divides the body at the midline (waist) into upper and lower portions.
Medial A reference point. Moving toward the midline of the body.
Lateral Moving towards the side of the body. (away from the midline of the body.)
Anterior (ventral) front portion of the body
Posterior (dorsal) back portion of the body
superior (cephalic) situated above another structure, toward the head
Inferior (caudal) away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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