Anatomical Position, Planes, and Directions
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anatomical Position | A person stands erect with feet and eyes forward, Palms face anteriorly, thumbs pointed away from body. Right and left refer to person/cadaver being viewed, not R/L of viewer. |
| Axial Region | The main axis of the body: Head, neck, and trunk. Trunk is divided into Thorax(chest), Abdomen, and Pelvis, trunk also includes the Perineum |
| Appendicular Region |  Appendages or Extremities |
| Superior/Inferior | Toward the Head or upper part of a structure/Away from head or lower part of a structure |
| Anterior(Ventral)/Posterior(Dorsal) | Toward or at the front of the body, front/Toward or at the back of the body, behind |
| Medial/Lateral | Toward the midline of the body, on the inner side of/Away from the midline of the body, on the outer side of |
| Proximal/Distal | Close to the origin or point of attachment of a body part/Farther from origin of body part or point of attachment |
| Superficial(external)/Deep(internal) | toward or at the body surface/away from the body surface, more internal |
| Ipsilateral/Contralateral | Same side/Opposite side |
| Frontal(Coronal) Plane | vertical, divides anterior/posterior |
| Transverse(horizontal) Plane | horizontal R-L, divides body into superior/inferior parts, also called cross sections |
| Sagittal Plane | Vertical, divides into L/R parts. the plane that lies directly at the midline is the Midsagittal plane, all other cuts off set from midline are Parasagittal planes |
| Oblique Sections | Any diagonal cut, hard to interpret, rarely used |
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