Anaphy lab 2 Anatomical Movements

Anatomical position

refers to the body position as if the person were standing upright.

Standing upright

• head, gaze (eyes), and toes directed anteriorly (forward),

• arms adjacent to the sides with the palms facing anteriorly, and

• lower limbs close together with the feet parallel.

Anatomical descriptions are based on four imaginary planes that intersect the body in the anatomical position.

median, sagittal, frontal, and transverse

Anatomical directions

are used to describe the relationship of parts of the body or compare the position of two structures relative to each other.

Regional terms

describe the different parts of the body by the structures and functions of a specific region.

The human body is divided into several major regions that can be identified externally. The principal regions are -

the head, neck, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs

Flexion

decrease the angle of a joint

Extension

Straightens and returns to the anatomical position.

Hyperextension

Extension beyond 180 degrees

Adduction

limbs (arms, legs or fingers) are moved closer to the midline.

Abduction

Limbs are moved away from the midline.

Pronation

Rotational movement of the forearm that results in the palm facing posteriorly.

Supination

Rotational movement of the forearm that results in the palm facing anteriorly.

Retraction

Causes the shoulder blades to move back (posteriorly) and towards the bidy midline.

Protraction

Causes the shoulder blades to move away (anteriorly) and awah from the body’s midline.

Elevation

Movement of a structure in a superior

Depression

Movement of a structure in an inferior.

Rotation

Rotation towards or away from the center of the body.

Circumduction

Movement of a body region in a circular manner

External rotation

Rotation away from the center of the body

Internal rotation

Rotation towards the center of the body.

Inversion

Tilting of the foot so the sole faces jnto the midline.

Eversion

Tilting of the foot so the sole faces away from the midline.