ANATOMICAL POSITIONANATOMICAL POSITION

It full fills the followingIt full fills the following ::

11. . Standing Standing ErectErect..22..The upper limbs The upper limbs

by the sideby the side..33. . The The faceface and and

palmspalms are directed are directed forwardsforwards..

PLANES OF THE BODYPLANES OF THE BODY

To do a Section To do a Section (cut) through the (cut) through the body wall or an body wall or an organorgan. .

It is made along an It is made along an imaginary line imaginary line ((PLANEPLANE(.(.

PLANES OF THE BODYPLANES OF THE BODYThe body is three- The body is three-

dimensional, so it has dimensional, so it has three three imaginaryimaginary planes planes (sections ) that lie at (sections ) that lie at right angles to one right angles to one anotheranother. .

11. . Median sagittalMedian sagittal..22. . CoronalCoronal..

33..Horizontal Horizontal (Transverse(Transverse(.(.

MEDIAN SAGITTAL PLANEMEDIAN SAGITTAL PLANE

It is a It is a Vertical Vertical planeplane..

It passes through It passes through the the CenterCenter of the of the bodybody..

It It dividesdivides the the body into body into Equal Equal rightright and and left left halveshalves..

PARAMEDIAN PLANESPARAMEDIAN PLANES

Situated on one or Situated on one or the other side of the other side of the median plane the median plane and are and are ParallelParallel to to itit..

CORONAL CORONAL ((FRONTALFRONTAL)) PLANE PLANE

It is a It is a VerticalVertical planeplane..

It divides the body It divides the body intointo : :

AnteriorAnterior and and PosteriorPosterior partsparts..

HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL (TRANSVERSE )(TRANSVERSE ) PLANEPLANE

It is also called It is also called Cross SectionCross Section..

It divides the body It divides the body intointo : :

Upper Upper and and Lower Lower partsparts..

TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION

AnteriorAnterior : Front of the : Front of the bodybody..

PosteriorPosterior : Back of the : Back of the bodybody..

HANDHAND : :PalmarPalmar = Anterior = Anterior..DorsalDorsal = Posterior = Posterior..

FOOTFOOT : :PlanterPlanter = Anterior = Anterior..DorsalDorsal = Posterior = Posterior..

TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION

SupineSupine : : The body lies on The body lies on

the backthe back..ProneProne : :

The face is The face is downwardsdownwards..

TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITIONMedialMedial : Nearer to the : Nearer to the

median plane of the median plane of the bodybody..

Lateral Lateral : Away from : Away from the median planethe median plane..

Superior Superior (Above):(Above): TToward the head end oward the head end (upper) part of the (upper) part of the bodybody..

InferiorInferior (Caudal)(Caudal) : : Toward the lower part Toward the lower part

of the bodyof the body. .

TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITIONProximal :Proximal : Close to Close to

the origin of the body the origin of the body part or the point of part or the point of attachment of a limb attachment of a limb to the body trunkto the body trunk..

Distal :Distal : Farther from Farther from the origin of a body the origin of a body part or the point of part or the point of attachment of a limb attachment of a limb to the body trunkto the body trunk..

TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION

Superficial Superficial ((ExternalExternal)) : : toward or at the toward or at the body surface or the body surface or the center of an organ center of an organ or a cavityor a cavity..

Deep Deep ((InternalInternal):): away from the away from the body surface or the body surface or the center ofcenter of