Language of Anatomy: Week 1
Language of Anatomy: Week 1 BSC 2085L
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Sunday, August 28, y Language of Anatomy Anatomical Position: The body is erect with the arms on the side and the palms facing forward. • major divisions of the body: 1. Axial: Consists of the head, neck and trunk. 2. Appendicular: Consists of the limbs and their attachments. • ody Landmarks: A. Anterior (Front): • Abdominal: body trunk • Acromial: point of the shoulders • Antebrachial: forearm • Antecubital: anterior (front) surface of the elbow • Axillary: armpit • Brachial: arm • Buccal: cheek • Carpal: wrist • Cephalic: head • Cervical: neck • Coxal: hip • Crural: leg • Digital: fingers/toes • Femoral: thigh • Fibular: side of the leg • Frontal: forehead 1 Sunday, August 28, y • Hallux: big toe • Inguinal: groin area • Mammary: breast • Manus: hand • Mental: chin • Nasal: nose • Oral: mouth • Orbital: eye socket • Palmar: palm of hands • Patellar: anterior (front) part of the kneecap • Pedal: foot • Pelvic: pelvis • Pollex: thumbs B. Posterior (Back): • Acromial: point of shoulders • Brachial: arm • Calcaneal: heel of the foot • Cephalic: head • Dorsum: back • Femoral: thigh • Gluteal: butt • Lumbar: back between the ribs and hips • Manus: hand • Occipital: posterior (back) of the head • Olecranial: posterior (back) of the elbow • Otic: ear 2 Sunday, August 28, y • Pedal: foot • Perineal: between the anus and external genitalia • Plantar: sole of the foot • Sacral: region between the hips • Scapular: shoulder blade • Sural: calf of legs • Vertebral: area of spinal column Other terms: • Pubic: Genital area • Sternal: region of the breastbone • Tarsal: ankle • Thoracic: chest • Umbilical: navel Body Orientation: ANTERIOR (FRONT) POSTERIOR (BACK) MEDIAL (TOWARDS THE MIDDLE/MIDLINE) LATERAL (AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE) CEPHALAD (SUPERIOR/INFERIOR) TOWARDS THE HEAD (UP) OR THE TAIL (DOWN) VENTRAL (BELLY) DORSAL (BACK) PROXIMAL (CLOSER TO THE TRUNK OF THE BODY) 3 Sunday, August 28, y DISTAL (AWAY FROM THE TRUNK OF THE BODY) SUPERFICIAL (EXTERNAL) DEEP (INTERNAL) Body Planes: • gittal Plane: Runs longitudinally (up and down) which divides the body into right and left halves. If divided into equal parts then this is called a median or midsagittal plane. • ontal (Coronal) Plane: Runs longitudinally (up and down) which divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts. •Transverse Plane: Runs horizontally which divides the body into superior (upper half) and inferior (lower half) parts. 4
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