frontal plane (coronal plane) - answer divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions
sagittal plane - answer a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts, the
only plane of the body that has the potential to divide the body into equal halves
Superior - answer above; toward the head
Inferior - answer Lower on the body, farther from the head
Medial - answer Toward the midline of the body
Lateral - answer Away from the midline of the body
Anterior - answer front of the body
Posterior - answerback of body
Ventral - answerbelly side
Dorsal - answerpertaining to the back
Superficial - answernear the surface
Deep - answerAway from the surface
Proximal - answerCloser to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Distal - answerfarther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb
to the body trunk
transverse plane - answerhorizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
Xiphoid Process - answerlower portion of the sternum
Atlas (C1) - answerFirst cervical vertebra, supports the head
Manubrium - answerupper portion of the sternum
Axis (C2) - answersecond cervical vertebrae. Allows the head to shake "no"
, Sternum - answerbreastbone
Clavicle - answerthe collar bone, a slender bone that connects the manubrium of the
sternum to the scapula
Diarthrosis (synovial) - answerfreely movable joint, ball and socket
synovial fluid - answerjoint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane
articular cartilage - answerFound at the ends of bones, helps to absorb impact, cushion
and keep friction low
Ligament - answerflexible, tough band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one
bone to another at a joint
Joint Capsule - answerfibrous tissue that encloses bone ends and other joint surfaces
joint cavity - answerthe space between two connecting bones
Articulation - answerjoint
ball and socket joint - answershoulder and hip
Hinge joint - answerelbow and knee
Pivot Joint - answerrotating bone turns around an axis; i.e. connection between
radius/ulna and humerus, atlas/axis
Abduction - answeraway from the midline
Adduction - answermovement toward the midline
Extension - answerincreases the angle of a joint
Flexion - answerDecreases the angle of a joint
Rotation - answerTurning around an axis or center point. Turn or spin
pivot joint - answerthe type of joint that allows only a rotating movement
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