Positioning
Body lying face down
What is Prone
Standing straight, head facing forward, palms forward, feet apart and parallell
What is Anatomical Position
Bottom of the foot is referred to this
What is Plantar
What is adduction
Body laying face up
What is Supine
The back of the body
What is a Posterior
Furthest from the head
What is Inferior
To move segment away from the midline
What is Abduction
Legs elevated back at 30-90 degrees
What is Fowlers
Divides the body into front and back segments
What is Coronal Plane
Away from the midline
What is lateral
To increase the angle between two bones at a joint
What is extension
Laying on the side with legs straight
Left/Right Lateral Recumbent
Divides the body into upper and lower segments
What is Transverse Plane
furthest from the trunk
What is distal
To rotate away from the midline
What is Supination
Laying on the back with legs up at 45 degrees so head is lower than the rest of the body
What is Trendelenberg
Divides the body into left and right parts.
What is a Sagittal Plane
Closest to the trunk
What is Proximal
To rotate towards the midline
What is Pronation