body movement
Decreases the angle of a joint and brings two bones closer together
Flexion
Increases the angle or distance between two bones
Extension
Moving a limb away from the midline
abduction
Movement of a limb toward the midline
Adduction
Combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction-
“ swinging arms in circles”
Circumduction
Up and down movements of the foot
Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
Medial and lateral movements of the foot
- turning foot so sole is inward
- sole is out
Inversion and eversion
Lateral and medial rotations of the palm
- rotation of arm to palm-up position
- palm down
Supination and pronation
Movement of the thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers of the same hand
Opposition
_________ is to move forward; ______ is to move backward (used to describe the forward and backward movement of the jaw at the temporomandibular joints)
-Protraction
-Retraction
pertaining to the head
cephalic
related to the bony eye socket and associated structures
orbital
pertaining to the ear
otic
pertaining to, adjacent to, or in the direction of the cheek
buccal
relating to the mouth
oral
pertaining to the neck
cervical
related to the area of the clavicle (collarbone)
clavicular
pertaining to the area above the clavicle
supraclavicular
pertaining to the area below the clavicle
infraclavicular
pertaining to the middle of the thorax, anteriorly
sternal
pertaining to the armpit
axillary
pertaining to the elbow
cubital
the anterior surface of the elbow
antecubital
pertaining to the wrist
carpal
pertaining to the palm of the hand
palmar
pertaining to the depressed area where the thigh is joined to the anterior abdominal wall (AKA groin)
inguinal
pertaining to the external reproductive organs
genital
pertaining to the region overlying the scapula or shoulder blades
scapular
pertaining to the region above the scapula
suprascapular
pertaining to the region between the two scapulae
interscapular
pertaining to the region immediately below the scapula,
infrascapular
pertaining to the spinal column
vertebral
pertaining to the region of the lower back between the ribs and the pelvic (AKA loin)
lumbar
pertaining to the buttocks
gluteal
pertaining to the region directly between the legs, including the anus and external reproductive organs
perineal
pertaining to the posterior knee
popliteal
pertaining to the foot as a whole
pedal
pertaining to the bottom surface of the foot
plantar
pertaining to the ankle
tarsal
REGIONS OF THE ABDOMEN
1. Right Hypochondriac
2. Epigastric
3. Left Hypochondriac
4. Right Lumbar
5. Umbilical
6. Left Lumbar
7. Right Iliac
8. Hypogastric
9. Left Iliac
1. Right Hypochondriac:
Liver, gall bladder, small intestine, ascending colon, transverse colon, right kidney
2. Epigastric:
Esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, transvers colon, right and left adrenal glands, pancreas, right and left kidneys, right and left ureters, spleen
3. Left Hypochondriac:
Stomach, tip of liver, tail of pancreas, small intestines, transverse colon, descending colon, left kidney, spleen
4. Right Lumbar:
Tip of liver, gall bladder, small intestine, ascending colon, right kidney
5. Umbilical:
Stomach, pancreas, small intestine, transverse colon, pancreas, right and left kidneys, right and left ureters
6. Left Lumbar:
Small intestine, descending colon, tip of left kidney
7. Right Iliac:
Small intestine, appendix, cecum and ascending colon; F- right ovary, right fallopian tube
8. Hypogastric:
Small intestine, sigmoid colon, rectum, right and left ureters, urinary bladder; F- uterus, right and left ovaries, right and left Fallopian tubes; M- vas deferens, seminal vessicle, prostate
9. Left Iliac:
Small intestine, descending colon, sigmoid colon; F- left ovary, left Fallopian tube