Planes
Positions
Movements
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
100
Anatomical Position
Standing erect, palms and feet facing forward
100
Structure being closer to the head/higher than another structure
Superior
100
Straightening a joint or increasing the angle between two bones
Extension
100
Complete displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint
Dislocation
100
Incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint
Subluxation
200
The plane dividing the body into equal right and left portions
Midsagittal plane
200
In reference to extremities: structure being closer to the root of the extremity than another structure
Proximal
200
Moving a body part away from the midline of the body
Abduction
200
A jagged cut or tear in the skin
Laceration
200
An agent for producing insensibility to pain
Analgesic
300
The plane dividing the body into front and back portions
Frontal plane
300
Structure being closer to the surface than another structure
Superficial
300
Moving a part forward
Protraction
300
Pain that occurs away from the injury site
Referred pain
300
Avulsion
Tearing or pulling away of part of a structure
400
The plane dividing the body into right and left portions
Sagittal plane
400
Lying face down
Prone
400
Rotation of the hip or shoulder away from the midline
External Rotation
400
Swelling composed of blood
Hematoma
400
To supply with nerves
Innervate
500
The plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions
Transverse plane
500
Pertaining to one side of the body
Unilateral
500
Ankle movement bringing the foot toward the shin
Dorsiflexion
500
Distal aspect of limb forced away from midline
Valgus
500
Distal aspect of limb forced toward midline
Varus
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