Anatomy Flashcards
axilla
armpit
Anatomical Position
- Standing
- Facing anteriorly
- Upper limbs by side
- Palms facing anteriorly
- Feet together
Supine
Laying on back
Prone
Laying on front
Plane that cuts the body into a right and left section
Sagittal (Median if on the midline)
Plane that cuts the body into a posterior and anterior section
coronal or frontal plane
Plane that cute body into a superior and inferior section
axial or transverse or horizontal plane (oblique if at an angle)
nearer to the front of the body
anterior
nearer to the back of the body
posterior
nearer to the top of the head
superior or cranial
nearer to the soles of the feet
inferior or caudal
nearer to the midline/median plane
medial
nearer to the attachment of the limb to the body
proximal
further from the attachment of the limb to the body
distal
nearer to the surface of the body
superficial
further from the surface of the body
deep
further from the centre of body or organ
external
nearer to the centre of body or organ
internal
Dorsal
POSTERIOR surface of WRIST
POSTERIOR surface of HAND
SUPERIOR surface of TONGUE
SUPERIOR surface of FOOT
Volar surface
anterior surface of wrist
palmar surface
anterior surface of hand
ventral surface
inferior surface of the tongue
Plantar surface
inferior surface of the foot
Unilateral
Structure is normally located on only one side of the body
Bilateral
Normally Paired structures (R and L structures)