Back قائمة مصطلحات تشريح الحركة (طب) Arabic Anatomski termini pokreta BS Termes anatòmics del moviment Catalan ماسوولکەی گرژۆک CKB واژههای حرکت اندام Persian Daftar istilah anatomi ID 解剖学における運動の表現 Japanese Istilah gerakan anatomi JV Абдукция (анатомия) Kazakh 운동에 대한 해부학 용어 Korean
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Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body. The terminology used describes this motion according to its direction relative to the anatomical position of the body parts involved. Anatomists and others use a unified set of terms to describe most of the movements, although other, more specialized terms are necessary for describing unique movements such as those of the hands, feet, and eyes.
In general, motion is classified according to the anatomical plane it occurs in. Flexion and extension are examples of angular motions, in which two axes of a joint are brought closer together or moved further apart. Rotational motion may occur at other joints, for example the shoulder, and are described as internal or external. Other terms, such as elevation and depression, describe movement above or below the horizontal plane. Many anatomical terms derive from Latin terms with the same meaning.