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Body planes

Coronal or Frontal
The longitudinal plane dividing the body into equal or unequal front and back parts. Anterior and posterior refer to this plane.
Body planes

MEDIAL or MEDIAN
The midline, longitudinal plane dividing the body/ head and torso into equal right and left halfs. The presence of the vertebral column and spinal cord is characteristic of the median plane of the torso. The median plane is the middle sagittal plane
Muscle actions and definitions

Supination
To turn the palm upward or anterior (soft side up)
Muscle actions and definitions

Origin
The site of the muscle attachment that moves the least.
(generally the begining is closer to the midline)
Muscle actions and definitions

Plantar flexion
heels up(extension) at the ankle, to move the sole of the foot downward (standing on toes)
Muscle actions and definitions

Insertion
Site of the muscle attachment that moves the most. (generally the end is further away from the midline)
peroneal
Fibular; side of the leg