Supination: movement of hand and forearm to bring the palm facing anteriorĬircumduction: circular movement of a joint using a combination of flexion, abduction, extension and adduction such that the distal limb describes a circle Pronation: movement of hand and forearm to bring the palm facing posterior Right lateral decubitus: lying on right sideįlexion: decrease in the angle of the jointĮxtension: increase in the angle of the jointĪbduction: movement of limb away from midlineĪdduction: movement of limb towards the midline Lateral decubitus: lying on one side, cassette is anterior/posterior Left lateral: left side touches the cassette Right lateral: right side touches the cassette Trendelenburg position: the patient is supine (on an inclined radiographic table) with the head lower than the feet The coronal plane: vertical plane perpendicular to the median planeĭivides the body into anterior and posterior parts The sagittal plane: vertical plane parallel to the median plane (or midsagittal plane)ĭivides the body into right half and left halves The axial plane (transverse or transaxial plane): horizontal plane perpendicular to the long axis of the bodyĭivides the body into superior and inferior parts Ipsilateral is on the same side of the bodyĬontralateral is on the opposite side of the body Superficial is towards the surface of the bodyĭeep is away from the surface of the body ![]() Proximal is towards the centre of the body (Latin: near)ĭistal is away from the centre of the body (Latin: far) Lateral is away from the midline (Latin: side) Medial is towards the midline (Latin: middle)Ĭompared with median which is in the midline rather than towards the midline Inferior is towards the bottom of the body (Latin: below) Superior is towards the top of the body (Latin: above) Posterior is towards the back of the body (Latin: after) Terminology Basic terms of relationsĪnterior is towards the front of the body (Latin: before) ![]() Standard nomenclature is employed with respect to the anatomic position. Radiographic positioning terminology is used routinely to describe the position of the patient for taking various radiographs.
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