Module 1 (ANATOMICAL TERMS AND BODY PLANES) Flashcards
body standing, head straight, feet pointing forward, hand open points forward.; standard position
Anatomical
back side of the body is upward.
prone position
lying down; front part of the body is upward.
supine position
vertical line dividing the body to the left and right side, regardless of the ratio
Sagittal Plane
exactly cuts the body with same exact ratio of right and left.
Median/Midsagittal Plane
cutting the body into front and back parts (anterior & posterior parts)
Frontal/Coronal Plane
A horizontal diagonal line dividing the body into top and bottom (superior & inferior parts)
Oblique Plane
a straight line/plane that divides the body into top and bottom parts.
Transverse plane / Cross section
towards the inside of the body; organs inside the body; away from skin.
Deep
towards the skin surface.
Superficial
away from the head/neck
Distal
nearer to the head/trunk
Proximal
going away from the median/trunk
lateral
nearer to the median/trunk
medial