Lecture 1 - Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
What is the anatomical position?
Standing, with eyes, feet and palms facing forward, arms at the sides, and fee are shoulder width apart
What does anterior/ventral mean? What does posterior/dorsal mean?
Anterior/ventral means closer to the front. Posterior/dorsal means closer to the back
What does superior/cranial mean? What does inferior/caudal mean?
Superior/cranial mean closer to the top/head. Inferior/caudal means closer to the bottom/foot.
What does medial/lateral mean?
Medial means closer to the midline of the body. Lateral means farther from the midline of the body.
What does proximal and distal mean?
Proximal means closer to the “trunk” or closer to the beginning. Distal means farther from the “trunk” or closer to the end.
What does superficial and deep mean?
Superficial means closer to the outside of the body. Deep means something closer to the inside of the body.
What does a frontal plane mean?
Frontal plane/coronal means a plane that cuts through the body so that the front and back are divided.
What does a transverse plane mean?
Transverse plane divides the body into an upper and lower half.
What does a sagittal plane mean?
A sagittal plane divides the body into a left and right side. A midsagittal plane divides the body into a left and right component right through the middle.
