Directional Terms

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Across
  1. 7. Further extension beyond anatomical position
  2. 9. ___________ Flexion: movement of a spine segment to the left or right
  3. 11. Moving away from the body in the frontal plane
  4. 12. Towards the head or away from the feet
  5. 15. Away from the surface
  6. 16. Increase in a joint's angle, return to anatomical position
  7. 17. Plane of movement that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
  8. 19. Front of the body
  9. 21. Plane of movement that divides the body into superior and inferior halves
  10. 22. Away from the midline
Down
  1. 1. Face-downard position of the body; lying on the stomach
  2. 2. Towards the point of origin
  3. 3. Decrease in a joint's angle
  4. 4. Near the surface; used to describe relative depth or location of muscles or tissues.
  5. 5. Plane of movement that divides the body into right and left halves
  6. 6. Away from the head or towards the feet
  7. 8. Movement of a body part around the long axis
  8. 10. Face-upward position of the body; lying on the back
  9. 13. Back of the body
  10. 14. Away from the point of origin
  11. 18. Moving towards the body in the frontal plane
  12. 20. Towards the midline of the body