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Introduction To Anatomy
Introduction To Anatomy
Introduction To Anatomy
• I. ANATOMIC POSITION
• The person is standing erect,
• The upper limbs by the sides and
• Face and palms of the hands directed forward.
• Human body has two surfaces: 1) anterior /
ventral surface 2) posterior / dorsal surface
• Two ends 1) upper / superior / cephalic 2) lower /
inferior / caudal
• Two sides 1) right side 2) left side
DESCRIPTIVE ANATOMIC TERMS
II. TERMS OF PLANES