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Anatomical Positions Flashcards

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Anatomical Position

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Stand erect
Feet flat
Arms at sides
Palms facing forward

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Sections

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Actual cut or slice to reveal internal anatomy

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Plane

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Imaginary flat surface passing through the body

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Sagittal Plane/ Median Plane

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Divides into LEFT AND RIGHT portions

Passes through VERTICALLY

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Frontal Plane/ Coronal Plane

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Divides body into FRONT AND BACK

perpendicular to sagittal plane

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Transversal Plane/ Horizontal Plane

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Divides the body into UPPER AND LOWER portions

Across the body horizontally

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Ventral

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In humans: towards the front or belly

In animals: surface of the body that is closest to the ground

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Dorsal

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In humans: towards the back or spine

In animals: surface of the body furthest from the ground

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Anterior

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Region of the body that leads the way in locomotion

In humans: the ventral side(front or belly)
In animals: head end of the body

Face side

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Posterior

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Region of the body that comes last in locomotion

In humans: towards the dorsal side(back or spine)
In animals: tail end of the body

Butt side

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Medial

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Towards the medial plane

Example: the heart is medial to the lungs

Middle of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the medial plane

Example: the eyes are lateral to the nose

Away from the middle of the body

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Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment

Example: the elbow is proximal to the wrist

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Distal

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Further from the point of attachment

Example: the fingernails are at the distal ends of the fingers

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Superficial

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Closer to the bodies surface

Example: the skin is superficial to the muscles

Paper cut

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Deep

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Farther from the bodies surface

Example: the bones are deep to the muscles

Stab wound

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side or the body(left or right)

Example: the liver is ipsilateral to the appendix

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Contralateral

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On the opposite side of the body(left or right)

The spleen is contralateral to the liver

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Cephalic

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Towards the head or superior end

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Rostral

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Towards the forehead or nose

Example: the forebrain is Rostral to the brain stem

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Caudal

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Towards the tail or inferior end

Example: the spinal cord is caudal to the brain

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