EXPH 1490 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
Sagittal plane - Answers - divides body into left and right
sagittal plane axis of rotation - Answers - frontal axis
frontal plane - Answers - divides the body into anterior and posterior
transverse plane - Answers - divides the body into superior and inferior
frontal plane axis of rotation - Answers - sagittal axis
transverse plane axis of rotation - Answers - vertical axis
Lateral - Answers - away from the midline
Medial - Answers - toward the midline
distal - Answers - farther from the origin of a body part
Proximal - Answers - Closer to the origin of the body part
Anterior - Answers - front of the body
Posterior - Answers - back of the body
Superior - Answers - above
Inferior - Answers - below
supine - Answers - lying on the back
prone - Answers - lying face down
Dorsal - Answers - relating to the back
ventral - Answers - relating to the belly/abdomen
Palmar - Answers - palm of hand
plantar - Answers - sole of foot
Flexion - Answers - Decreases the angle of a joint, sagittal
extension - Answers - increases the angle of a joint, sagittal
Sagittal plane - Answers - divides body into left and right
sagittal plane axis of rotation - Answers - frontal axis
frontal plane - Answers - divides the body into anterior and posterior
transverse plane - Answers - divides the body into superior and inferior
frontal plane axis of rotation - Answers - sagittal axis
transverse plane axis of rotation - Answers - vertical axis
Lateral - Answers - away from the midline
Medial - Answers - toward the midline
distal - Answers - farther from the origin of a body part
Proximal - Answers - Closer to the origin of the body part
Anterior - Answers - front of the body
Posterior - Answers - back of the body
Superior - Answers - above
Inferior - Answers - below
supine - Answers - lying on the back
prone - Answers - lying face down
Dorsal - Answers - relating to the back
ventral - Answers - relating to the belly/abdomen
Palmar - Answers - palm of hand
plantar - Answers - sole of foot
Flexion - Answers - Decreases the angle of a joint, sagittal
extension - Answers - increases the angle of a joint, sagittal