Anatomical Orientation and Location
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Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Anterior
In front
Posterior
Behind
Superficial
At the surface
Deep
Far in
Cranial
Head end
Caudal
Tail end
Proximal
Close
Distal
Far
Dorsal
At the front
Ventral
At the back
Thenar
Thumb
Hypothenar
Little finger
Lateral
Far from the midline
Medial
Close to the midline
Palmar
Palms of the hands
Plantar
Bottom of the feet
Flexion
Makes angle smaller
Extension
Makes angle larger
Abduction
Takes away
Adduction
Brings back together
Circumduction
Highly mobile joints
High instability
High risk for injury
Medial Rotation
Turning inwards
Lateral Rotation
Turning outwards
Pronation
Eg holding bike handles
Supernation
Eg holding bowl
Elevation
Lift
Depression
Lower
Plantarflexion
Standing on tiptoes
Dorsiflexion
Rocking onto heels and pointing toes to the sky
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