anatomical position principal organs

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Anatomical position

• It is the position ofreference foranatomicalnomenclature.

• The body is assumedto be standing, thefeet together, thearms to the side, and

the head and eyesand palms of thehands facing forwards.


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Anatomical Planes of theBody

FRONTAL or coronal!separates the body intoAnterior and "osteriorparts

#$%IAN or midsagittal!separates body into Rightand Left parts&ORI'ONTAL separatesthe body into (uperior

and Inferior parts(A)ITTAL any planeparallel to the medianplane


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Regional groups

• &ead and nec* + includes eerything aboe the thoracic inlet.

• -pper limb + includes the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, arm,and shoulder.

• Thora + the region of the chest from the thoracic inlet

clinically outlet! to the thoracic diaphragm.• &uman abdomen to the pelic brim or to the pelic inlet.

• The bac* + the spine and its components, the ertebrae,sacrum, coccy, and interertebral dis*s.

• "elis and "erineum + the pelis consists of eerything from

the pelic inlet to the pelic diaphragm.• Lower limb + eerything below the inguinal ligament,

including the hip, the thigh, the *nee, the leg, the an*le, andthe foot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_thoracic_aperturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_abdomenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_brimhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_backhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spine_(human_anatomy)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_vertebrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccyxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervertebral_diskhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervertebral_diskhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_pelvishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perineumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_inlethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_diaphragmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_limbhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguinal_ligamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thighhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anklehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anklehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thighhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguinal_ligamenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_limbhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_diaphragmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_inlethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perineumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_pelvishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervertebral_diskhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervertebral_diskhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccyxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_vertebrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spine_(human_anatomy)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_backhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_brimhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_abdomenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_thoracic_aperturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest


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Thorax

• &eart

• Lungs /!

•

$sophagus• Thymus gland

• "leura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_hearthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_lunghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophagushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophagushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_lunghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_heart


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Abdomen and pelvis (both sexes)

• Adrenal glands /!

• Appendi

• 0ladder

• )allbladder non1ital!

• Large intestine

• (mall intestine

• 2idneys /!

•

Lier• "ancreas 1 gland

• (pleen non1ital!

• (tomach

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_glandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendixhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_bladderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallbladderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intestinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intestinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidneyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spleenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomachhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomachhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spleenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidneyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intestinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intestinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intestinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallbladderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_bladderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendixhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_gland


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• The human body consists of thefollowing body caities3

• dorsal body caity – cranial cavity , enclosed by the s*ull

and contains the brain

– spinal canal , enclosed by the spine

and contains the spinal cord.

• entral body caity – thoracic cavity , enclosed by the

ribcage and contains the lungs andheart.

– abdominopelvic cavity •

abdominal cavity , enclosed by the

ribcage and pelis and contains the*idneys, ureters, stomach, intestines,lier, gallbladder, and pancreas

• pelvic cavity , enclosed by the pelisand contains bladder, anus and

reproductie system.


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