Functional and Clinical Anatomy . Anatomical Terms and Definition

-Parts of the body The body is made up of the head, trunk and limbs The trunk consists neck, thorax(chest) and abdomen The limb : a)upper limb - arm, forearm and hand -b)lower limb - thigh, leg and foot Parts and surfaces -superior -inferior -anterior -posterior Movements -flexion (bending or decreasing angle between bones) -extension (straightening out or increasing the angle between bones) -abduction (movement away from the midline of the body) -adduction (movement to wards the midline) -rotation (twisting movement in the long axis of a bone ) inversion and eversion (are terms applied to the foot )