Sports Medince

Superior

Toward the head or upper part of the body.

Inferior

Toward the feet or lower part of the body.

Anterior

Toward the front of the body.

Posterior

Toward the back of the body.

Medial

Towards the middle

Lateral

Away from the midline

Intermediate

The line down your body

Proximal

Close to the center of the body

Distal

Farther from the origin of the body

Superficial

Close to the surface

Deep

Away from the surface

Flexion

Bending

Extension

Increasing the bend

Hyperextension

beyond natural

Abduction

Away from

Aduction

Towards

Lateral

rotating away from the midline

Circumrotation

Around in a circle

Inversion

Towards the midline (sol)

Eversion

Away from the midline (sol)

Supination

Palm up

Pronation

palm out

dorsiflexion

foot towards the knee

planterflexion

foot away from the knee

Ball and socket

sholder, hip

hinge joint

knee, ankle

Synovial

Fluid filled joint, lubricatiing fluid

Make joints moveable

Fluid, cartilage, membrane

Tendon

Muscle to bone

Ligament

Bone to bone

Function of Tendon

Transmit force to muscle

Function of ligament

holds bone to stabilize

Strain

Muscle or tendon

Charecteristics of synovial joint

cartilage, fluid, membraine