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Anatomical Position Suzanne D'Anna 1 Anatomical Position body erect feet together arms hanging at sides palms facing forward Suzanne D'Anna 2 Directional Terms superior inferior anterior posterior medial lateral intermediate proximal Suzanne D'Anna ipsilateral contralateral distal superficial deep parietal visceral 3 Superior towards the head upper part of structure above Examples: - forehead is superior to the nose - lips are superior to the chin - heart is superior to the liver Suzanne D'Anna 4 Inferior away from head end toward lower region of structure or body Examples: - navel is inferior to the breastbone - knee is inferior to the hip - stomach is inferior to the lungs Suzanne D'Anna 5 Anterior towards the front in front of Examples: - breast bone is anterior to the spine - front teeth are anterior to the back teeth - sternum is anterior to the heart Suzanne D'Anna 6 Posterior toward or at the back behind Examples - heart is posterior to the sternum - molars are posterior to the front or anterior teeth - esophagus is posterior to the trachea Suzanne D'Anna 7 Medial towards the midline inner side of Examples: - head is medial to the arm - ulna is on the medial side of the forearm Suzanne D'Anna 8 Lateral away from the midline towards the side Examples: - eye is lateral to the bridge of the nose - lungs are lateral to the heart Suzanne D'Anna 9 Intermediate between a more medial and more lateral structure Examples: - collar bone is intermediate between the breast bone and the shoulder - ring finger is intermediate between the little and middle fingers Suzanne D'Anna 10 Proximal close to origin or point of attachment sides next to each other Examples: - elbow is proximal to the wrist (closer to the shoulder than that the wrist) - humerus is proximal to the radius Suzanne D'Anna 11 Ipsilateral on same side of the body Examples: - ring finger is ipsilsteral to the little or middle fingers Suzanne D'Anna 12 Contralateral on the opposite side of the body Examples: - ascending and descending colons of the large intestine are contralateral Suzanne D'Anna 13 Distal farthest from origin Examples: - knee is distal to thigh - wrist is distal to shoulder - phalanges are distal to the carpals (wrist bones) Suzanne D'Anna 14 Superficial towards the surface Examples: - skin is superficial to the skeleton - muscles of the thoracic wall are superficial to the lungs Suzanne D'Anna 15 Deep more internal Examples: - heart is deep in relation to the skin - nasal sinuses are deep in relation to the nose Suzanne D'Anna 16 Parietal pertaining to or forming the outer wall of a body cavity Example: - parietal pleura forms the outer layer of the pleural sacs that surround the lungs Suzanne D'Anna 17 Visceral pertaining to the covering of an organ within the ventral body cavity Example: - visceral pleura forms the inner layer of the pleural sacs and covers the external surface of the lungs Suzanne D'Anna 18 Body Planes imaginary lines used to divide body into sections - sagittal - mid-sagittal - frontal - transverse - oblique Suzanne D'Anna 19 Sagittal vertical plane lengthwise longitudinal divides the body into right and left portions Suzanne D'Anna 20 Mid-sagittal midline divides the body into equal right and left portions Suzanne D'Anna 21 Frontal (coronal) right angles to sagittal plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions Suzanne D'Anna 22 Transverse (horizontal) divides the body into superior and inferior regions Suzanne D'Anna 23 Oblique an oblique plane passes at an angle between transverse and frontal planes or between transverse and sagittal planes Suzanne D'Anna 24