1. General Anatomy
Medical Terminology

2. Somatotypes Ectomorph Mesomorph Endomorph Small Bone Lean Body
Muscular Physique
Endomorph
Round soft body

3. Anatomical Position Trunk erect Arms at side Palms forward
Legs Straight

4. Planes of Motion

5. Sagittal Plane Divides the body into left and right
Passes from front to back

6. Frontal Plane Divides the body into front and back
Passes from side to side

7. Transverse Plane Divides body into top and bottom Passes perpendicular
to the long axis
of the body

8. Anatomical Direction

9. Anatomical Direction Superior Inferior Anterior Posterior
Higher than another structure
Lower than another Structure
In front of another structure
Behind another structure

10. Anatomical Direction Superior Inferior Posterior Anterior
Higher than another structure
Lower than another structure
Behind another structure
In front of another structure

11. Anatomical Direction Medial Lateral Proximal Distal
Closer to the long axis of the body
Farther from the long axis of the body
Structure closer to the beginning of the extremity
Structure farther from the beginning of the extremity

12. Anatomical Direction Lateral Medial Distal Proximal
Farther from the long axis of the body
Closer to the long axis of the body
Structure farther from the beginning of the extremity
Structure Closer to the beginning of the extremity

13. Anatomical Direction Superficial Deep Nearer to the surface
Farther from the surface

14. Movement Flexion Extension Abduction Adduction
Decrease in the angle of a joint
Increase in the angle of a joint
Movement away from the midline of the body
Movement toward the midline of the body

15. Movement Flexion Extension Abduction Adduction
Decrease in the angle of a joint
Increase in the angle of a joint
Movement away from the midline of the body
Movement toward the midline of the body

16. Movement Dorsiflexion Plantar Flexion Inversion Eversion
Flexion of the foot at the ankle
Extension of the foot at the ankle
Sole of the foot turned inward
Sole of the foot turned outward

17. Movement Dorsiflexion Plantar Flexion Inversion Eversion
Flexion of the foot at the ankle
Extension of the foot at the ankle
Sole of the foot turned inward
Sole of the foot turned outward

18. Movement Supination Pronation Rotation Palms upward Palms downward
Pivot motion about the long axis of the body

19. Movement Supination Pronation Rotation Circumduction Palms upward
Palms downward
Pivot motion about the long axis of the body
Combination of Abduction,Adduction and Rotation