Body Positions/Movements

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Across
  1. 6. Closest point to the center of the body
  2. 7. Turning on an axis; the turning of a body part on the axis provided by its joint. Example: A thumb is rotated when it is moved to make a circle.
  3. 9. A body part turning on its axis away from the midline of the body. Example: A leg is rotated externally when it turns outward at the hip and the toes point away from the midline of the body.
  4. 10. Lateral movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. Example: A person’s arm is abducted when it is moved away from the body.
  5. 11. Flexion of the foot. Example: A person’s foot is in plantar flexion in the footdrop position.
  6. 13. Movement or position closest to the center of the body.
  7. 14. Turning in a circular motion; combines abduction, adduction, extension, and flexion. Example: Circling the arm at the shoulder, as in bowling or a serve in tennis.
  8. 16. Movement of the sole of the foot inward (occurs at the ankle)
  9. 17. The state of exaggerated extension. It often results in an angle greater than 180 degrees. Example: A person’s cervical spine is hyperextended when looking overhead, toward the ceiling.
  10. 18. Furthest point from the center of the body.
  11. 19. The state of being bent. Example: A person’s cervical spine is flexed when the head is bent forward, chin to chest.
  12. 20. Lateral movement of a body part toward the midline of the body. Example: A person’s arm is adducted when it is moved from an outstretched position to a position alongside the body.
Down
  1. 1. The assumption of the supine position. Example: A person is in the supine position when lying on the back; a person’s palm is supine when the forearm is turned so that the palm faces upward.
  2. 2. Movement or position closest to the side of the body.
  3. 3. A body part turning on its axis toward the midline of the body. Example: A leg is rotated internally when it turns inward at the hip and the toes point toward the midline of the body.
  4. 4. The assumption of the prone position. Example: A person is in the prone position when lying on the abdomen; a person’s palm is prone when the forearm is turned so that the palm faces downward.
  5. 5. The state of being in a straight line. Example: A person’s cervical spine is extended when the head is held straight on the spinal column.
  6. 8. Rotation of the thumb around its long access (movement of the thumb across the palm to touch each fingertip of the same hand).
  7. 12. Movement of the sole of the foot outward (occurs at the ankle)
  8. 15. Backward bending of the hand or foot. Example: A person’s foot is in dorsiflexion when the toes are brought up as though to point them at the knee.