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Anterior
Front surface of the body or structure
Posterior
Back surface of the body or structure
Deep
Further from the surface
superficial
near the surface
Internal
Nearer to the inside
External
Nearer to the outside
Lateral
Away from the mid-line
Medial
toward from the midline
Superior
Situated above or towards the upper part
Inferior
Situated below or towards the lower part
Proximal
Nearest to the point of reference
Distal
Furthest away from the point of reference
prone
Lying face down in a horizontal position
supine
Lying face up in a horizontal position
anatomical position
To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward
Fundamental Position
is essentially same as anatomical position except arms are at the sides & palms facing the body
sagittal plane
divides body into left and right
Anatomical Regions of the Body
refer to a certain area of the body
frontal (coronal) plane
vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions
transverse plane
horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
The body is divided in to 4 parts
The head and the neck the trunk upper limbs lower limbs
Cephalic
Head
Cervical
Neck
Cranial
skull
Frontal
forehead
Occipital
back of head
Ophthalmic
Eyes
Oral
mouth
Nasal
Nose
Femoral
Thigh
Patellar
front of knee
Pedal
Foot
plantar
sole of foot
Popliteal
Hollow behind the knee
digital
Toes also fingers
Axillary
armpit
costal
ribs
Mammary
breast
Pectoral
chest
Vertebral
backbone
Abdominal
abdomen
Gluteal
buttocks or rump
Inguinal
groin
Lumbar
lower back
Pelvic
Pelvis/ Lower part of Abdomen
Umbilical
navel
Perineal
Between Anus and External Genital
pubic
pubis
Brachial
upper arm
Carpal
wrist
Cubital
Elbow
forearm
lower arm
Palmar
palm
Osteokinematics
Deals with the relationship of the movement of bones around a joint axis (e.g., humerus moving on scapula).
Arthrokinematics
Deals with the relationship of joint surface movement (humeral head's movement within glenoid fossa of scapula)