Directional Terminology
Across
- 6. Rotation Rotation so the hands or feet point away the midline
- 7. Divides the body into superior (above the midline) and inferior (below the midline)
- 9. When the joint angle decreases
- 10. When the hand or foot rolls inward
- 11. Below
- 12. When the joint moves toward the body
- 13. Farthest from the center of the body
- 14. Divides the body into dorsal (back part of the body) and ventral (front part of the body)
- 16. Middle
- 18. When the hand or foot rolls outward
Down
- 1. Nearest to the center of the body
- 2. Above
- 3. When the joint angle increases
- 4. Sides
- 5. At or near the front surface of the body
- 8. Divides the body into equal right and left halves
- 13. At or near the back surface of the body
- 15. When the joint moves away from the body
- 17. Rotation Rotation so the hands or feet point towards the midline