Anatomy Terms:
Anatomical Directions/Locations
 Medial (i.e. medial line)
 Lateral
 Superior
 Inferior
 Anterior
 Posterior
 Proximal
 Distal
 Dorsal (hand)
 Palmar (hand)
 Dorsal (foot)
 Plantar (foot)
 Voler (palm or sole of foot)
Planes
 Sagittal (midsagittal: medial line = central line)
 Transverse
 Coronal/frontal
Movements within planes
Movement within the Saggital plane
 Flexion
 Extension
 Hyperextension
Movements within the Coronal plane
 Abduction
 Adduction
 Lateral Flexion
Movement along the Transverse plane
Rotational movements
o Lateral rotation
o Medial rotation
o Supination
o Pronation
Movement within all three planes:
Circumduction
Special anatomical movements
 Inversion
 Eversion
 Plantar Flexion
 Dorsiflextion
 Opposition
 Reposition
 Elevation
 Depression
 Protraction
 Retraction
Connective Tissue
 Cartilage
o Fibrocartilage
o Elastic Cartilage
o Hyaline
 Tracha
 Alar
 Lateral
 Costal
 Ligaments (what are they and what do they do?)
o Ligaments on synovial joints
o Nuchal ligament
o Inguinal ligament
 Tendons
o Tendons
o Aponeurosis
 Fascia
o Superficial fascia
o Deep fascia
o Subcutaneous fat (function, where it’s found in men and women)
Skeleton
Number of bones, function of bones, types of bone tissue,
Parts: define and name the bones
 Axial
 Appendicular
Bone shapes (define and give an example)
o Flat
o Long
o Irregular
o short
Surface features: define and give an example.
Projections for tendon and ligament attachment
o Crest
o Spine
o Epicondyle
o Trochantor
o Process
o Protubrance
o Tubercle
o Tuberosity
Articulating surfaces (features that help form joints)
o Condyle
o Facet
o Head
o Trochlea
Depressions (for muscles) and openings (for blood vessels and nerves)
o Foramen
o Fossa
Types of joints: (explain and give examples)
 Fibrous joints
o Suture joint
o Gomposis joint
o Syndesmosis joint
 Cartiliginous joints
o Synchondrosis joint
o Symphysis joint
 Synovial joints
o Saddle
o Hinge
o Ball and Socket
o Pivot
o Ellipsoid
o Gliding/plane joint
o Suture
Number of planes involved in movement (explain and examples)
 Biaxial
 Uniaxial
 Triaxial or mulitaxial