Position
In anatomical position, feet should be..
Pointing Forwards
Shrugging your shoulders
Elevation
Dribbling a ball, your hand is _____________
pronated
Joints of the thumb *hint* horses
Saddle Joints
Planes and axes are _________
Perpendicular
Why is anatomical position used?
To describe relationships in the body
Bending a joint to reduce the angle between 2 bones
Flexion
Type of movement that combines movement in all 3 planes
circumduction
Bones in the tarsals and carpals (mid hand and foot)
Gliding
High knees is movement in which plane
Sagittal
The position of the hips and eyes
Facing forward
Which of the following is the most superficial?
A- The glutes B- The Heart C- The Sternum
C-The Sternum
Pointing the toes away from the midline
External rotation
Joints of the elbow and knee
Hinge joints
The frontal/coronal plane divides the body into
Front and Back
Position of the arms should be ______ in anatomical position
To the side/ away from the body
Our elbow is _______ to our hand
Proximal
The skull is _______ to the pelvis.
Superior
Joints that permit movement in all 3 planes
Ball and socket
Raising your hand in class is movement about which axis
Horizontal
The term for the arms and hands facing forward
Supine/ supinated
Spraining your ankle is due to which anatomical movement?
Ankle Inversion
Stepping out to the side is which type of movement?
Lateral
In a synovial joint, the fluid-filled sacs that cushion between bones
Bursae
Name the plane and axis by which a RUSSIAN TWIST takes place
Longitudinal axis, transverse plane