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General Orientation to Human Anatomy
General Orientation to Human Anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
05/15/2012

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Atlas A: General Orientation to Human Anatomy


 



1. Anatomical Position

Definition
  • Person stands erect
  • Feet flat on the floor
  • Arms at sides
  • Palms, eyes & face facing foward
  • Standard frame of reference for anatomical descriptions & dissection
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Atlas A: General Orientation to Human Anatomy


 

1. Anatomical Position

 

Supine Vs. Prone

Definition

 

  • Supine: Palm up or facing foward. Lying face up. Radius and ulna parallel.
  • Prone: Palm down or facing to the rear. Lying face down. Radius and ulna are crossed.
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Atlas A: General Orientation to Human Anatomy


 

 

 

II. Anatomical Planes and Sections

Definition
  • Planes: Are imaginary flat surfaces passing through the body
    • Sections are anatomical views if body is cut on a plane
  • Sagittal plane: Divides body into right and left halves
    • Median plane creates equal halves
  • Frontal (coronal) plane: Divides body into front & back portions (ventral & dorsal portions or anterior and posterior portions)
  • Transverse (horizontal) plane: Divides the body into upper & lower portions (superior and inferior portions)
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Atlas A: General Orientation to Human Anatomy


 

 

 


III. Directional Terms

Definition
  • Ventral: toward the front or belly
  • Dorsal: toward the back or spine
  • Anterior: toward the ventral side
  • Posterior: toward the dorsal side
  • Superior: toward the head or upper part of structure. Above.
  • Inferior: away from the head or the lower part of a structure. Below.
Term

Atlas A: General Orientation to Human Anatomy


 

 

 

III. Directional Terms

Definition
  • Medial: nearer to midline
  • Lateral: farther/away from midline
  • Proximal: nearer to point of attachment of a limb to trunk; nearer to point of origin
  • Distal: farther from point of attachment of a limb to trunk; farther from point of origin
  • Superficial: toward/closer to/on body surface
  • Deep: away/farther from body surface
Term

Atlas A: General Orientation to Human Anatomy


 

 

  • IV. Body Regions
Definition
  • AXIAL REGION
    • Head
    • Neck (cervical)
    • Trunk
      • Thoracic region
      • Abdominal region
  • APPENDICULAR REGION
    • Consists of the appendages/limbs/extremities
    • Upper limbs
    • Lower limbs
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