Anatomical Position and Body Planes

supine

prone

unilateral

pertaining to one side of the body

bilateral

pertaining to both side of the body

coronal plane

transverse plane

sagittal plane

traverse MRI eye scan

coronal MRI eye scan

sagittal MRI eye scan

dorsal cavity

refers to the back portion of the body

ventral cavity

refers to the front part of the body

cranial cavity

encases the brain

vertebral cavity

encases spinal cord

what body cavity houses the visceral organs

ventral

what are the cavities of the ventral body

thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic

superior (cranial)

inferior (caudal)

anterior (ventral)

posterior (dorsal)

medial

lateral

intermediate

proximal

distal

superficial

towards or at body surface

deep

away from body surface; more internal

flexion

bending a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones

extension

straightening a join or increasing the angle between two bones

hyperextension

excessive extension of the parts at a join beyond anatomical position

adduction

moving a body part towards the midline of the body

abduction

moving a body part away from the midline of the body

pronation

turning the arm or foot downward

supination

turning the arm or foot upward

radial deviation

movement of the wrist towards the radius or lateral side

opposition

movement of the thumb across the palm of the hand

inversion

turning the sole of the foot inward

eversion

turning the sole of the foot outward

dorsiflexion

movement of the foot upward at the ankle join, bringing the dorsum of the foot closer to the shinfl

plantarflexion

movement of the foot downward at the ankle join, so the toes point away from the shin

retraction

moving a part backwardp

protraction

moving a part forward

depression

lowering a part

evation

raising a part

dextro elevation

elevation

laevo elevation

dextro version

primary position

laevo version

dextro depression

depression

laevo depression

elevation in abduction

elevation

elevation in adduction

abduction

adduction

depression in abduction

depression

depression in adduction

frontal plane

transverse plane

sagittal plane