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Anatomical Terminology

& Body Position

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Anatomical Terminology

Anatomical Position – standing erect, facing forward, upper limbs at the sides, palms facing forward

Terms of Relative Position• Superior versus Inferior•Cephalic versus Caudal•Anterior versus Posterior•Ventral versus Dorsal•Medial versus Lateral•Superficial/Peripheral versus Deep•Proximal versus Distal

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Body Sections

•Sagittal or Median/Midsagittal

•Transverse or Horizontal

•Coronal or Frontal

•Cross/Transverse section, Oblique, Longitudinal

midsagittal plane

transverse planefrontal plane

dorsal surface

ventral surface

anteriorposterior

Fig. 20-6b, p.345

Position References:Animals

Position References: Humans

frontal plane(aqua)

transverse plane(yellow)

midsagittal plane (green)

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Body Sections

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Body Sections

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Body Sections

Major Body Cavities

• Cranial cavity

• Spinal cavity

• Thoracic cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Pelvic cavity

cranial cavity

spinal cavity

thoracic cavity

abdominal cavity

pelvic cavity

Fig. 20-6d, p.345

Human body cavities

Major Body Cavities

Let's do a medical terminology activity!

We'll follow the link below and do some practice quizzes on prefixes, suffixes & root words.

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy/intro_topics/default.html