Anatomy in Baseball Terms Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering anatomical directional terms, arm and leg bones, swinging bones, and spine sections based on baseball-themed memory shortcuts.

Superior

Anatomical term meaning toward your cap or upper body (e.g., head is superior to chest).

Inferior

Anatomical term meaning toward your cleats or lower body (e.g., knees are inferior to hips).

Anterior

Anatomical term meaning toward the front of your body or team jersey logo (e.g., chest/sternum is anterior to spine).

Posterior

Anatomical term meaning toward the back of your body or jersey number (e.g., shoulder blades are posterior to ribs).

Medial

Anatomical term meaning toward the center or middle of your body/uniform (e.g., nose is medial to eyes).

Lateral

Anatomical term meaning moving away from your center toward either side / arms out (e.g., arms are lateral to chest).

Proximal

Anatomical term meaning closer to where the limb joins your body (e.g., elbow is proximal to wrist).

Distal

Anatomical term meaning farther toward your glove/hand and away from where the limb joins your body (e.g., wrist is distal to elbow).

Intermediate

Anatomical term meaning located between two positions (e.g., knee is intermediate between hip and ankle).

Humerus

The upper arm bone.

Radius

The forearm bone located on the thumb side when holding a baseball with palm facing forward.

Ulna

The forearm bone located on the pinky side when holding a baseball with palm facing forward.

Carpals

Bones that form the wrist.

Metacarpals

Bones that form the hand.

Phalanges

Bones that form the fingers (glove hand) or toes (cleat foot).

Clavicle

The collarbone.

Scapula

The shoulder blade, located on the posterior side of the body.

Sternum

Bone located at the middle/front (anterior) of the chest.

Ribs

Bones forming the rib cage.

Vertebrae

Bones that form the spine.

Femur

The thigh bone of the upper leg.

Patella

The kneecap.

Tibia

The thick, big shin bone of the lower leg.

Fibula

The fine, skinny outside bone of the lower leg.

Tarsals

Bones forming the ankle/rear foot.

Metatarsals

Bones forming the middle of the foot.

Cervical Vertebrae

The top section of the spine consisting of $7$ vertebrae ($C7$).

Thoracic Vertebrae

The middle section of the spine consisting of $12$ vertebrae ($T12$).

Lumbar Vertebrae

The lower section of the spine consisting of $5$ vertebrae ($L5$).

Sacrum

Spine section following the lumbar vertebrae ($L5$) and leading down to the coccyx.

Coccyx

The lowest terminal section of the spine located directly after the sacrum.