Anatomical Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• retraction : moving a body part backward
• tendon : tissue that connects muscle to bone
• flexion : movement that decreases angle between 2 bones
• proximal : nearest to a reference point
• contusion : injury that occurs from a direct blow
• transverse : plane that divides body into upper and lower halves
• strain : injury that occurs to a tendon or a muscle
• superior : toward the head
• inferior : away from the head
• ligament : tissue that connects bone to another bone
• anterior : toward the front
• elevation : moving a body part upward
• pronation : turning the palm of the and downward
• chronic : injury that occurs from slow, gradual onset
• distal : farther from a reference point
• depression : moving a body part downward
• inversion : turning the sole of the foot inward
• rotation : movement in which a bone turns on an axis
• medial : closer to the midline of the body
• posterior : toward the back
• extension : movement that increases angle between 2 bones
• frontal : plane that divides body into front and back halves
• acute : injury that occurs from a single traumatic event
• sprain : injury that occurs to a ligament
• lateral : farther from the midline of the body