Anatomical Directions Flashcards
1
Q
Parts and Directions
A
Head Neck Thorax Upper limb Abdomen Pelvis Lower limb
2
Q
Anatomical position
A
standing, face forward, palms forward
3
Q
superior
A
towards your head
4
Q
inferior
A
towards your feet
5
Q
ventral (anterior)
A
your front
6
Q
dorsal (posterior)
A
your back
7
Q
medial
A
towards your midline
8
Q
lateral
A
away from the midline
9
Q
limbs - proximal
A
towards the body
10
Q
limbs - distal
A
away from the body
11
Q
superficial
A
towards the surface (outside)
12
Q
deep
A
towards the center (inside)
13
Q
sagittal plane
A
cuts through the middle - divides you into L & R
14
Q
parasagittal plane
A
splits R & L into half at the clavicle (splits into fourths)
15
Q
coronal plane
A
cuts like a headband - splits through top of skull into ventral & dorsal
16
Q
transverse plane
A
cuts at the abdomen - splits into inferior & superior
17
Q
anatomical planes
A
need at least 2 planes provided to localize something
