Anatomical Directions
This means toward the front of the body.
What is ventral/anterior?
This plane divides the body into left and right portions.
What is the sagittal plane?
What is an injury involving a ligament
What is a sprain?
In the traditional acronym P.R.I.C.E., the "I" stands for this.
What is Ice?
This field is the study of human movement.
What is kinesiology?
This means toward the back of the body.
what is Dorsal/postertior?
This plane divides the body into front and back portions.
What is the frontal plane?
This is an injury involving a muscle or tendon
What is a strain?
In P.R.I.C.E., the "C" stands for this.
What is Compression?
This is the standard reference position in which a person stands upright, faces forward, keeps the arms at the sides, and has the palms facing forward.
What is the anatomical position?
This means toward the head or upper part of the body.
What is cranial/superior?
This plane divides the body into upper and lower portions.
What is the transverse plane?
This is swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid in the tissues
What is edema?
In P.R.I.C.E., the "E" stands for this.
What is Elevation?
Turning the sole of the foot inward is called this.
What is inversion?
This means farther away from the point of attachment of a limb.
What is distal?
A person performs a jumping jack by moving their arms away from and toward the body's midline. This primarily occurs in this plane.
What is the frontal plane?
This is an abnormal collection of fluid within a joint.
What is effusion?
This updated injury-management acronym replaces "Rest" with "Optimal Loading."
What is P.O.L.I.C.E.?
Turning the sole of the foot outward is called this.
What is eversion?
This term means toward the body's midline, while its opposite means away from the midline.
What are medial and lateral?
Rotation of the trunk is primarily movement in this plane.
What is the transverse plane?
This type of condition develops suddenly and is usually short-term, while its opposite develops over a longer period.
What are acute/onset and chronic?
In P.O.L.I.C.E., the "O" stands for this, meaning appropriate activity/loading rather than complete rest.
What is Optimal Loading?
These terms describe how close or far a structure is from the surface of the body: one means near the surface, while the other means farther beneath the surface.
What are superficial and deep/internal?