PMA Study Guide Flash Cards questions and answers complete solution 2025/2026

PMA Study Guide Flash Cards
Median Plan
A sagittal plane that passes through the midline of the body, dividing it into equal right
and left halves
Sagittal Plane
Any plane parallel to the median plane
Flexion
Movement in sagittal plane which takes the body forward
Extension
Movement in sagittal plane which takes the body backward
Frontal Plane
Any plane perpendicular to the median plane
Adduction
Movement in frontal plane which takes a body part towards midline of body
Abduction
moving a body part away from the midline of the body
Lateral Flexion
movement from midline in frontal plane
(occurs in neck and trunk), sidebending
Transverse Plane
a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)
portions
Lateral Rotation
Movement in transverse, rotation away from the midline
Medial Rotation
Movement in transverse, rotation towards the midline
Supination
turning of the palmar surface (palm of the hand) or plantar surface (sole of the foot)
upward or forward
Pronation
turning of the palmar surface (palm of the hand) or plantar surface (sole of the foot)
downward or backward
Proximal
nearest to center of body
Distal
farther from center of body
Anterior
Front
Posterior
Back
Medial
Toward midline
Lateral