TEAS- Anatomical Planes

anatomical position

human body is standing postion with palms facing forward. When prone human body is postion posteriorly so you have back side view.

superior

toward head end of the body. EX: chin is superior to the shoulder.

Inferior

means below or away from head of body. EX: the belly button is inferior to the nose

Anterior

near the front of the body EX: nose is anterior to the buttocks.

Posterior

mean near the back of the body EX: the heart is posterior to the ribs

medial

closest to the midline of body EX: the big toe is medial to the little toe

lateral

further away from midline of body EX: appendix is lateral to the stomach.

proximal

toward nearest point of origin of a part,EX: the wrist is proximal to the digitals.

distal

away from point of origin of a part. EX: finger nail is distal to the phalange.

superficial

toward the surface of body EX: the ribs are superficial to the heart

deep

away from surface of body EX: the brain is deep to the skull

dorsal

refers to the back

vertral

refers to teh abdominal area

longitudinal

represents vertical (up and down)

inspiration

process of taking in oxygen

expiration

when we breathe out and let carbon dioxide out of our lungs

Transverse

Refers to a plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts. It is a horizontal section that runs perpendicular to the long axis of the body.