Anatomical Terminology (1.1.5 & 1.2.

5)

Proximal

Distal

Superior

Inferior

Medial

Lateral

Anterior

Posterior

Closer to the
attachment point of
the limb to the
body or midline of
the body
Further away from
the attachment
point of the limb to
the body or the
midline of the body
Towards the head or
the upper part of a
structure
Away from the head
or lower part of a
structure
Towards the middle,
or midline of the
body
Towards the outside
of the body or away
from the midline
On the front of the
body, or nearer the
front
At the back of the
body, or nearer to
the back

Anatomical Terminology (1.1.5 & 1.2.5)

2. Planes of movement

Frontal Plane (or coronal

plane)
Divides the body into anterior
and posterior sections via a
vertical line

Sagittal
(or median
Transverse
Plane Plane
(or
horizontal plane)plane)
Divides
body into the left
Divides the body
intothe
superior
and right
sections
via a vertical
and inferior sections
via
a
line
through
horizontal line
through
thethe midline of the
midline of thebody
body

3. Axes of rotation (not in syllabus)

Sagittal axes of rotation
Provide a sporting example

Longitudinal axes
of rotation
Frontal
axes of rotation
Provide a sporting
example
Provide
a sporting example