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2 TERMINOLOGY
 ANATOMICAL POSITION

• Standing erect, face forward,

arms at your sides with
palms to the front
• Always put a specimen in
the anatomical position (ie,
as it lies in your body while
you are in the anatomical
position)
 PLANES OF REFERENCE
sagittal, midsagittal, parasagittal, coronal/frontal,
transverse/horizontal
• How do the planes help with identification?

• Sagittal plane – divides body into left and right

• Coronal plane – divides into anterior / posterior (front and back)

• Horizontal plane – divides into superior / inferior

 DIRECTIONAL TERMS
cranial (head)

proximal

caudal (bottom)

distal

palmar (hand)

plantar (foot)
 General terms

Name the equivalent terms to anterior, posterior

Superior and inferior adopted from zoology.
 BODY REGIONS

Parts
• axial part (head, neck, back, thorax, abdomen, pelvis,
perineum)
• upper limb (shoulder, arm, forearm, hand)
• lower limb (gluteal region, thigh, leg, foot)
Common landmarks
Regions of the thorax
 Common landmarks
RUQ, LUQ
RLQ, LLQ
 Common landmarks

Right lumbar left lumbar

Left iliac
Right iliac

hypogastrium
Palpable structures of the back
 Common landmarks

Anatomy resources
•Thieme
•Anatomedia
•Anatomy TV
 BODY CAVITIES
• dorsal cavity
– cranial cavity
– spinal cavity
• ventral cavity
– thoracic cavity
• pleural
• pericardial
• mediastinum
– abdominal cavity
– pelvic cavity
Name the plane fig 1 is cut
C Name cavity C
1

A Identify cavity A

B Identify cavity B

In which cavity is B located?

2
Name the plane fig 2 is cut
Summary of terms commonly used

Name the plane this fig is cut

• The saggital plane divides the body into
………………………………..
• The coronal plane divides the body into
…………………………………..
• The horizontal plane divides the body into
……………………………………