Atlas A

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

the forearm is rotated so the palm faces anteriorly

the forearm is rotated so the palm faces posteriorly

position in which the body is facing up

position in which the body faces down

an actual cut or slice to reveal internal anatomy

an imaginary flat surface passing through the body

• sagittal
• frontal
• transverse

passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into right and left portions

divides the body or organ into equal halves

extends vertically, but is perpendicular to the sagittal plane and divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

passes across the body or an organ perpendicular to its long axis

toward the front or belly

toward the back or spine

toward the ventral side

toward the dorsal side

toward the head or superior end

toward the forehead or nose

toward the tail or inferior end

above

below

toward the median plane

away from the median plane

closer to the point of attachment or origin

farther from the point of attachment or origin

closer to the body surface

farther from the body surface

• integumentary
• skeletal
• muscular
• nervous
• endocrine
• circulatory
• lymphatic
• respiratory
• urinary
• digestive
• reproductive

• consists of the head, neck (cervical region) and trunk
• the trunk is further divided into the thoracic region and the abdominal region

• right upper quadrant RUQ
• right lower quadrant RLQ
• left upper quadrant LUQ
• left lower quadrant LLQ

• upper limbs:
• arm (brachial)
• forearm (antebrachial)
• wrist (carpel)
• hand (manual)
• fingers (digits)

• lower limbs:
• thigh (femoral)
• leg (crural)
• ankle (tarsal)
• foot (pedal)
• toes (digits)

enclosed by te cranium (braincase) and contains the brain

vertebral column (backbone) and contains the spinal cord