body regions
front of the knee
what is Patellar reigion?
At or near the front of the body
seperates the front and back of the body
what is frontal plane?
means lying face up
what is supine?
Bones are attached to eachother by
what is a ligament
Neck area
What is Cervical?
Farther from the midline
what is Lateral?
seperates the left and right sides of the body
what is saggital?
decreasing the angle formed by the bones of the joint
what is flexion?
Fibrous joints are found in the
sole of your foot
what is Plantar?
Nearer to the origination of a structure
What is Proximal?
seperates the upper and lower parts of the body
what is transverse?
bringing the toes towards the body
what is dorsiflexion?
This joint allows bones to move back and forth like a door or gate
what is a hinge joint ?
Head reigon
what is Cephallic?
toward the head/upper part of a structure
What is Superior?
A vertical cut that is off-center that separates the left of the specimen from the right in unequal portions
what is parasagittal?
tilting of the sole of the foot towards the midline of the body
This joint allows the bones in almost any direction
what is ball-and-socket?
point of the shoulder
what is Acrominal ?
closer to the surface of the body
what is Superficial?
a plane that can be any angle other than horizontal or vertical
what is oblique?
turning the forearm outward from the pronated position
what is supination?
This type of joint allows only the simplest kind of movement - sliding back and forth
what is gliding?