Anatomy: Anatomical Terms, Planes, and Movements 𐙚

Anatomical Position

The standard reference position in which the body is standing upright, facing forward, with arms hanging by the sides, palms facing forward, legs parallel, and feet flat.

Planes & Axes

Different planes (frontal, sagittal, transverse) and their corresponding axes around which movement occurs within the body.

Anatomical Terms

Definitions of directional terms like medial, lateral, proximal, distal, superior, inferior, posterior, and anterior.

Anatomical Cavities

Spaces within the body like the cranial, thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities that house vital organs.

Regions of the Abdomen

Divisions of the abdomen into costal margin quadrants and nine quadrants based on specific lines.

Regions of the Upper Limb

Anatomical regions of the upper limb including deltoid, axillary, arm, elbow, forearm, carpal, and hand regions.

Regions of the Lower Limb

Anatomical regions of the lower limb such as gluteal, thigh, knee, leg, foot, dorsal, and plantar regions.

Frontal Plane Movements

Movements like lateral flexion, abduction, adduction, eversion, and inversion occurring in the frontal plane around the sagittal axis.

Sagittal Plane Movements

Movements like extension, flexion, dorsiflexion, and plantarflexion happening in the sagittal plane around the frontal axis.

Transverse Plane Movements

Rotational movements like medial and lateral rotation, abduction, and adduction in the transverse plane around the longitudinal axis.

Complex & Compound Movements

Compound motions involving multiple muscle groups working together and circumduction, a combination of movements.