Anatomy and Physiology Terms

ANTERIOR

• BACK

• FRONT

• LEFT

• RIGHT

MOBILITY

• ABILITY TO CONTROL A RANGE OF MOTION ABOUT A JOINT

• ABILITY TO MOVE WITHOUT PAIN

• ABILITY TO LIFT HEAVY OBJECTS

• ABILITY TO STAY STILL FOR LONG PERIODS

SUPERIOR

• TOWARD THE HEAD OF THE BODY

• TOWARD THE FEET OF THE BODY

• AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY

• CLOSER TO THE SURFACE OF THE BODY

FLEXIBILITY

• ABILITY TO REACH A RANGE OF MOTION ABOUT A JOINT

• STRENGTH TO LIFT HEAVY OBJECTS

• CAPACITY TO ENDURE PHYSICAL STRESS

• ABILITY TO MAINTAIN BALANCE

CONCENTRIC

• OVERCOMING OR "POSITIVE" OR SHORTENING PHASE OF A MUSCLE CONTRACTION

• PHASE OF MUSCLE RELAXATION

• PHASE OF MUSCLE LENGTHENING

• STATIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION

ISOTONIC

• SAME TENSION

• DIFFERENT TENSION

• NO TENSION

• VARIABLE TENSION

DISTAL

• AWAY FROM OR FARTHEST FROM THE TRUNK OR THE POINT OF ORIGIN OF A PART

• CLOSE TO OR NEAREST TO THE TRUNK OR THE POINT OF ORIGIN OF A PART

• AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE TRUNK OR THE POINT OF ORIGIN OF A PART

• IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUNK OR THE POINT OF ORIGIN OF A PART

LATERAL

• AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE

• TOWARD THE MIDLINE

• AT THE CENTER

• BELOW THE MIDLINE

POSTERIOR

• FRONT

• SIDE

• BACK

• TOP

MEDIAL

• TOWARD THE MIDLINE

• Away from the midline

• To the side

• In the center