Medical Terminology Terms of Motion

What is the anatomical term for movement towards the midline of the body?

• abduction

• extension

• rotation

• adduction

What is the anatomical term for movement away from the midline of the body?

• adduction

• flexion

• extension

• abduction

What is the anatomical term for movement towards the head?

• ventral

• dorsal

• caudal

• cephalad

What is the anatomical term for movement towards the feet?

• dorsal

• proximal

• inferior

• superior

What is the anatomical term for movement towards the front of the body?

• lateral

• dorsal

• anterior

• posterior

What is the anatomical term for movement towards the back of the body?

• flexion

• adduction

• extension

• abduction

What is the anatomical term for movement towards the body's surface?

• Inversion

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Eversion

What is the anatomical term for movement towards the body's interior?

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What is the anatomical term for movement that decreases the angle between two body parts?

• flexion

• adduction

• extension

• abduction

What is the anatomical term for movement that increases the angle between two body parts?

• flexion

• extension

• adduction

• abduction