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anatomical position
a stance in which a person stands erect with the feet flat on the floor and close together, arms at the sides, and the palms and face directed forward
supinated
the forearm is rotated so the palm faces anteriorly
pronated
the forearm is rotated so the palm faces posteriorly
supine
position in which the body is facing up
prone
position in which the body faces down
section
an actual cut or slice to reveal internal anatomy
plane
an imaginary flat surface passing through the body
3 major anatomical planes
sagittal
frontal
transverse
sagittal plane
passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into right and left portions
median (midsagittal) plane
divides the body or organ into equal halves
frontal (coronal) plane
extends vertically, but is perpendicular to the sagittal plane and divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
transverse (horizontal) plane
passes across the body or an organ perpendicular to its long axis
ventral
toward the front or belly
dorsal
toward the back or spine
anterior
toward the ventral side
posterior
toward the dorsal side
cephalic
toward the head or superior end
rostral
toward the forehead or nose
caudal
toward the tail or inferior end
superior
above
inferior
below
medial
toward the median plane
lateral
away from the median plane
proximal
closer to the point of attachment or origin
distal
farther from the point of attachment or origin
superficial
closer to the body surface
deep
farther from the body surface
11 organ systems
integumentary
skeletal
muscular
nervous
endocrine
circulatory
lymphatic
respiratory
urinary
digestive
reproductive
axial region
consists of the head, neck (cervical region) and trunk
the trunk is further divided into the thoracic region and the abdominal region
four quadrants of the abdomen
right upper quadrant RUQ
right lower quadrant RLQ
left upper quadrant LUQ
left lower quadrant LLQ
appendicular region
upper limbs:
arm (brachial)
forearm (antebrachial)
wrist (carpel)
hand (manual)
fingers (digits)
lower limbs:
thigh (femoral)
leg (crural)
ankle (tarsal)
foot (pedal)
toes (digits)
cranial cavity
enclosed by te cranium (braincase) and contains the brain
vertebral canal
vertebral column (backbone) and contains the spinal cord
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Atlas A
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Atlas A
Updated
2010-10-02T23:07:06Z
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