Directional Terminology I
This term means “toward the midline of the body.”
What is medial?
Toward the front of the body.
What is anterior?
This movement decreases the angle between two bones.
What is flexion?
This movement occurs when a limb moves in a circular, cone-shaped pattern.
What is circumduction?
A larger base of support generally makes a person more ______.
What is stable?
Above or toward the head.
What is superior?
This term describes a structure that is farther from the midline.
What is lateral?
Turning the palm to face downward is called _____.
What is pronation?
This movement increases the angle between two bones.
What is extension?
This describes the motion of an object without considering the forces causing the motion.
What is kinematics?
Closer to the point of attachment or trunk of the body.
What is proximal?
Farther away from the point of attachment or trunk.
What is distal?
Moving a limb away from the body's midline is called this.
What is abduction?
Turning the palm of the hand to face upward is called this.
What is supination?
In a second-class lever, the resistance is located between these two things.
What are the fulcrum and effort?
On opposite sides of the body.
What is contralateral?
On the same side of the body.
What is ipsilateral?
Pulling your toes upward toward your shin is called ____.
What is dorsiflexion?
Moving a body part toward the midline of the body is called this.
What is adduction?
This branch of biomechanics studies the forces that cause or influence movement.
What is kinetics?
The elbow is _____ to the wrist.
What is proximal?
The skin is _____ to the muscles.
What is superficial?
This plane divides the body into left and right portions and is associated primarily with flexion and extension.
What is the sagittal plane?
Turning your foot outward is called ____.
What is eversion?
A biceps curl is an example of this type of lever, where the effort is applied between the fulcrum and the resistance.
What is a third-class lever?