Crash Course EMT Anatomy/Physiology

midline (midsagittal line)

divides the body into equal left and right sides

transverse plane

divides body into top and bottom at the belly button

frontal (coronal) plane

divides body into anterior and postieror

anterior or ventral

front

posterior/dorsal

back

poximal

closer to the point of attachment

distal

farther from the point of attachment

medial

towards the midline

lateral

away from the midline

abduction

movement away from the midline

adduction

movement towards the midline

extension

straightening the joint

flexion

bending the joint (decreasing the angle of the joint)

fowler position

seated with head elevated

recovery position

lying on the left or right side

ligaments

connect bone to bone

tendons

connect bone to muscle

cartilage

connective tissue that allows smooth movement of joints