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What is the definition of abduction?
What is the definition of abduction?
- Movement away from the midline of the body (correct)
- Movement towards the midline of the body
- Straightening motion
- Movement in a circular motion
What is the definition of adduction?
What is the definition of adduction?
- Moving the foot upward toward the leg
- Movement towards the midline of the body (correct)
- Movement in a circular motion
- Movement away from the midline of the body
What does circumduction mean?
What does circumduction mean?
- Face down position
- Movement in a circular motion (correct)
- Moving the palms face up
- Straightening motion
What is dorsiflexion?
What is dorsiflexion?
What is extension?
What is extension?
What is flexion?
What is flexion?
What is plantar flexion?
What is plantar flexion?
What does pronation mean?
What does pronation mean?
What is rotation?
What is rotation?
What does supination mean?
What does supination mean?
What does anterior mean?
What does anterior mean?
What is anteroposterior (AP)?
What is anteroposterior (AP)?
What does caudal mean?
What does caudal mean?
What does cranial mean?
What does cranial mean?
What is cephalad?
What is cephalad?
What does deep mean?
What does deep mean?
What does distal mean?
What does distal mean?
What does dorsal mean?
What does dorsal mean?
What does inferior mean?
What does inferior mean?
What does lateral mean?
What does lateral mean?
What does medial mean?
What does medial mean?
What does posterior mean?
What does posterior mean?
What is posteroanterior (PA)?
What is posteroanterior (PA)?
What does prone mean?
What does prone mean?
What does proximal mean?
What does proximal mean?
What does superficial mean?
What does superficial mean?
What does supine mean?
What does supine mean?
What does ventral mean?
What does ventral mean?
Study Notes
Directional Terms
- Anterior: Refers to the front side of the body.
- Posterior: Pertains to the back side of the body.
- Medial: Indicates a position towards the midline of the body.
- Lateral: Denotes a position to the side, away from the midline.
- Superior: Refers to a position above, toward the head.
- Inferior: Indicates a position below, toward the feet.
- Cranial: Pertains to the head region.
- Caudal: Refers to a downward position toward the tail.
- Proximal: Denotes a position closer to the trunk or the point of origin of a body part.
- Distal: Indicates a position farther from the trunk or the point of origin.
Movement Terms
- Abduction: Movement away from the midline of the body.
- Adduction: Movement toward the midline of the body.
- Circumduction: Movement in a circular motion involving multiple directions.
- Flexion: Bending motion that reduces the angle between body parts.
- Extension: Straightening motion that increases the angle between body parts.
- Dorsiflexion: Movement of the foot upward toward the leg.
- Plantar Flexion: Downward movement of the foot, pointing the toes away from the leg.
- Pronation: Movement that turns the palm face down, toward the back.
- Supination: Movement that turns the palm face up, toward the front.
- Rotation: Turning or moving around an axis, typically left to right.
Additional Terms
- Deep: Refers to a position away from the surface of the body.
- Superficial: Indicates a position near the surface of the body.
- Dorsal: Pertaining to the back.
- Ventral: Referring to the front side of the body.
- Anteroposterior (AP): Movement or position from front to back.
- Posteroanterior (PA): Movement or position from back to front.
- Prone: Describes the body position face down.
- Supine: Describes the body position face up.
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Test your knowledge of basic directional and movement terms in medical terminology. This flashcard quiz focuses on definitions such as abduction, adduction, and dorsiflexion. Perfect for students beginning their studies in health sciences.
