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General Anatomy
Medical Terminology
Somatotypes
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Ectomorph
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Mesomorph
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Small Bone Lean Body
Muscular Physique
Endomorph
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Round soft body
Anatomical Position
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Trunk erect
Arms at side
Palms forward
Legs Straight
Planes of Motion
Sagittal Plane
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Divides the body into left and right
Passes from front to back
Frontal Plane
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Divides the body into front and back
Passes from side to side
Transverse Plane
Divides body into top and bottom
 Passes perpendicular
to the long axis
of the body
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Anatomical Direction
Anatomical Direction
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Superior
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Inferior
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Anterior
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Posterior
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Higher than another
structure
Lower than another
Structure
In front of another
structure
Behind another structure
Anatomical Direction
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Superior
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Inferior
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Posterior
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Anterior
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Higher than another
structure
Lower than another
structure
Behind another structure
In front of another
structure
Anatomical Direction
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Medial
Lateral
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Proximal
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Distal
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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
Anatomical Direction
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Lateral
Medial
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Distal
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Proximal
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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
Anatomical Direction
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Superficial
Deep
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Nearer to the surface
Farther from the surface
Movement
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Flexion
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Extension
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Abduction
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Adduction
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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
Movement
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Flexion
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Extension
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Abduction
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Adduction
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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
Movement
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Dorsiflexion
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Plantar Flexion
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Inversion
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Eversion
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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
Movement
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Dorsiflexion
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Plantar Flexion
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Inversion
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Eversion
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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
Movement
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Supination
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Palms upward
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Pronation
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Palms downward
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Rotation
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Pivot motion about the
long axis of the body
Movement
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Supination
Pronation
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Palms upward
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Palms downward
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Pivot motion about the long
axis of the body
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Combination of
Abduction,Adduction and
Rotation
Rotation
Circumduction