Directional Terms
Directional Terms
Joints
Joint Motions
Wild Card
100
This is the reference position in which all body parts are described.
Anatomical Position
100
Your knee is ______ to the hip.
Distal
100
Most freely movable type of joint.
Ball and Socket
100
What motion is occurring at the runner's right hip?
Flexion
100
There are ____ types of joints in the body.
6
200
Towards the front
Anterior
200
The ears are ____ to the nose.
Lateral
200
Allows for flexion and extension only
Hinge Joint
200
What motion is occurring at the gymnast's wrist?
Extension
200
Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?
Thoracic
300
Situated above
Superior
300
Your heart is _____ to your ribs.
Deep
300
Joint in which the bone moves around a central axis.
Pivot
300
What motion is occurring at the gymnast's right shoulder?
Abduction
300
Which body parts are considered part of the axial skeleton?
Head
Neck
Trunk
400
Towards the midline
Medial
400
Your shoulders are ______ to your elbow.
Proximal
400
Two bones with complementary shapes
Saddle Joint
400
What motion is occuring at the softball player's right palm?
Pronation
400
Joints that move are known as
Synovial Joints
500
These two terms can only be used to describe appendages.
Proximal
Distal
500
The thumb is always ____ to your fingers.
Lateral
500
Allows bones to move in many directions except rotation.
Condyloid
500
What motion is occurring at the player's right ankle?
External Rotation
500
Cuts the body into top and bottom (superior/inferior).
Transverse Plane