ANATOMICAL POSITION

anatomical position

a reference posture of the human body, in which the anterior view of the human body is shown standing with legs slightly apart, feet forward, palms facing forward.

supine

lying or resting on the back with the face, palm, etc., upwards

prone

Lying with the front or face downward.

superior

situated in a higher position on the body, closer to the head and farther from the feet.

inferior

a part of the body located below another; the opposite of superior.

anterior,

the forward position.

posterior

Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.

medial

pertaining to, situated in, or oriented toward the midline of the body.

lateral

Relating to or situated at or on the side.

proximal

nearest to a point of reference, as to a center or median line or to the point of attachment or origin.

distal

farther from any point of reference.

sagittal plane

a vertical plane through the body parallel to the median plane (or to the sagittal suture) and dividing the body into left and right portions.

transverse plane

one passing horizontally through the body, an organ, or a part at right angles to the median and frontal planes, dividing it into upper and lower portions

frontal plane

the frontal plane, in anatomy, is an imaginary plane that divides the body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) halves along the longitudinal (left-right) axis.

superficial

Toward or near a surface; confined to or pertaining to a surface

deep

A fibrous layer of tissue that envelopes muscles.

ventral

pertaining to the abdomen or to any venter.

dorsal

pertaining to the back of the body

thoracic cavity

The space within the walls of the chest, bounded below by the diaphragm and above by the neck, and containing the heart and the lungs.

abdominal cavity

The space bounded by the abdominal walls, diaphragm, and pelvis and containing most of the organs of digestion, the spleen, the kidneys, and the adrenal glands.

pelvic cavity,

The space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and pelvic girdle.

abdominopelvic cavity

the space between the diaphragm and the groin. There is no structurally distinct separation between the abdomen and pelvic regions.

Cervical

Relating to the top part of the spine that is composed of the seven vertebrae of the neck and the disks that separate them.

occipital

pertaining to the back of the head.

lumbar

pertaining to the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis.