Kinesiology
Anatomical Position
•most widely used & accurate for all aspects of the body – standing in an upright posture, facing straight ahead, feet parallel and close, & palms facing forward •
Eversion
standing with weight on inner edge of foo
Posterior
•Toward back of the body
•Closer to, or toward the torso
Proximal
behind & to one side, specifically to the outside
Posterolateral
Fundamental Position
•is essentially same as anatomical position except arms are at the sides & palms facing the body
Inversion
•standing with weight on outer edge of foot
Medial or Median
•Toward midline of body
•Away from the torso.
Distal
Proximal attachment of muscle or ligament
Origin
Abduction
•Lateral movement away from midline of trunk in lateral plane – raising arms or legs to side horizontally
Dorsal flexion
•flexion movement of ankle that results in top of foot moving toward anterior tibia bone
Lateral
•Away from the midline of the body
•in front & below
Anteroinferior
Distal attachment of muscle or ligament
Insertion
Adduction
•Movement medially toward midline of trunk in lateral plane – lowering arm to side or thigh back to anatomical position
Plantar flexion
•extension movement of ankle that results in foot moving away from body
•Above, or toward the head
Superior
•in front & above
Anterosuperior
Individual laying face down
Prone
Circumduction
Circular movement of a limb that delineates an arc or describes a cone
Anterior
•Toward front of the body
Below, or toward the feet
Inferior
behind & below; in back & below
Posteroinferior
Individual laying face up
Supine