Transcript Anatomical Directions - Kleins

Anatomical Directions
NEED TO KNOW
Anatomical
Planes
Sagittal Plane -- Cuts body in
2 halves; left and right
Coronal Plane -- Cuts body in
2 halves; front and back
Transverse Plane -- Cuts body
in 2 halves; top and bottom
Anatomical
Positions
Anatomical positions are basic
roadmap style directions when
talking about the human body
The four main directions we
will be using will be lateral,
medial, proximal, and distal.
Anatomical
Positions
Superior -- towards the head
(also called Rostral or Cranial)
Inferior -- towards the feet (also
called Caudal)
Anatomical
Positions
Posterior (dorsal) -- Towards
the rear of the body
Anterior (ventral)-- towards the
front of the body
Anatomical
Positions of
the Hand
Palmar -- towards the palm
side
Dorsal -- towards the backhand
side
Proximal -- upwards toward the
arm
Distal -- downward toward the
finger tips
Anatomical
Positions of
the Foot
Ventral
Plantar -- relating to the part of
the foot we walk on
Ventral -- relating to the topside
of the foot
Plantar
Anatomical Cuts
Superficial -- a superficial cut is a cut that is at or
toward the body surface
Deep -- a deep cut is a cut away from the body
surface; usually to go more internally
Important Anatomical
Landmarks
Anterior Landmarks
Peroneal -- lateral side of leg
Antecubital -- front of elbow
Inguinal -- where thigh meets trunk
Important Anatomical
Landmarks
Posterior Landmarks
Popliteal -- back of knee
Occipital -- back of head
Sural -- lower calf
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