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Anatomical position
 A specific stance
used by scientists
and health care
professionals
 A standing body
faces front with
palms facing
forward.
 Feet are pointed
forward
 Arms are at the sides.
Names of body regions
Directional terms
 Describe positions of one
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body part relative to
another.
Terms are grouped in
pairs with opposite
meanings.
Superior/inferior
Posterior/anterior
Medial/lateral
More terms…..
 Proximal- nearer to the
attachment of the trunk
 Distal- farther from the
attachment
 Superficial- towards the
surface
 Deep- away from the
surface
Planes and sections
 Planes are imaginary flat
sections that pass
through body parts.
 Sagittal plane: vertical to
midline (rt./left)
 Frontal (coronal)plane:
divides into anterior and
posterior portions
 Transverse plane: divides
into superior and inferior
portions (cross section)
Whole brain
Brain frontal section
Brain transverse
section
Brain midsaggital secton
Body
cavities
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Cranial: brain
Vertebral: spinal cord
Thoracic: pleural, pericardial, mediastinum
Abdominopelvic: organs of digestion and reproduction