University:
Kentucky State University
Course:
BIO 301 | Human Anatomy
Academic year:

2019
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43

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4
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rezancuk2j

General ANATOMY ANATOMY Terminology Introduction to human ANATOMY Anatomy Science that describes the human body by using dissection (cutting up). Greek Meaning "Ana" means up, and "tome" means cutting, so anatomy means cutting up. ANATOMICAL POSITION Body Part Description Face Looks forward Body Stands up erect Upper Limbs Stretched beside the body Palms dircting forward Feet Close together Position Description Supine Position Body lying face up Prone Position Body lying face down Lateral Decubitus Position Body lying on its side Lithotomy Position Body lying on the back with legs raised and feet in stirrups & General ANATOMY ANATOMY Terminology Anatomical Planes Coronal plane Median (sagittal) plane Horizontal (transverse) plane  Vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior halves parts.  Vertical planes divide the body into equal right and left parts.  Transverse plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves or parts Paramedian (lateral sagittal) plane  It is a vertical plane that runs parallel to the median plane dividing the body into two S equal parts Unequal General ANATOMY ANATOMY Terminology Terms related to directions Anterior (ventral) near the front of the body Posterior (dorsal) Near to the back of the body Median In the median plane Medial Near to the median plane Lateral Away from the median plane Superior (upper, cephalic) Toward the head Inferior (lower, caudal) Toward the feet Superficial Near to the skin - General ANATOMY ANATOMY Terminology Deep Away from the skin Terms related to directions in limbs Proximal Nearer to the trunk (root of the limb) Distal Away from the trunk (root of the limb) Palmar Refer to the front of the hand Plantar Refer to the ventral aspect of the foot Dorsal Towards the back of the hand or the upper surface of the foot External Near to the surface of hollow organ Internal Near to the cavity of hollow organ Terms related to movements Flexion Bending of a joint (approximation of two ventral surfaces) Extension Straightening of a joint Abduction Movement of a limb away from the trunk Adduction Movement of a limb towards the trunk Circumduction Combination of flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction Rotation Circular movement of a part around its longitudinal axis Lateral (external) rotation Front of the limb moves towards the outside Medial (internal) rotation Front of the limb moves towards the inside