Directional
This word means the front side of the body
Anterior
This means "outside the body"
external
this plane divides the body into a left and right half
increasing the angle of the joint
extension
flexing your bicep is doing what motion at the elbow?
flexion
This term means lying on back
Supine
This word means lying on stomach
prone
this plane divides the body into a top and bottom half
transverse/horizontal
bringing toes upward
dorsiflexion
pointing your toes down like stepping on a gas pedal is...
plantarflexion
This word means further away from the trunk than something else
distal
the back is on which side of the body?
posterior
This plane divides the body into a back and front half
frontal
Bringing a limb closer to the midline
adduction
rolling your ankle outward
eversion
This word means "below" another body part
inferior
this word means toward the midline
medial
rotation happens in which plane
transverse
squeezing your shoulder blades together is what motion?
retraction
supination
the shoulder is ______ to the hand
PROXIMAL!
the head is _______ compared to the shoulders
distal and/or superior
flexion/extension happen in which plane
sagittal
raising your arm upward in front of you is what motion at the shoulder?
Shrugging your shoulders up is what motion?
elevation