ANATOMICAL POSITION COMPLETE STUDY REVIEW
a reference posture of the human body, in which the
anatomical position anterior view of the human body is shown standing with
legs slightly apart, feet forward, palms facing forward.
lying or resting on the back with the face, palm, etc.,
supine
upwards
prone Lying with the front or face downward.
situated in a higher position on the body, closer to the
superior
head and farther from the feet.
a part of the body located below another; the opposite of
inferior
superior.
anterior, the forward position.
posterior Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.
pertaining to, situated in, or oriented toward the midline
medial
of the body.
lateral Relating to or situated at or on the side.
nearest to a point of reference, as to a center or median
proximal
line or to the point of attachment or origin.
distal farther from any point of reference.
a vertical plane through the body parallel to the median
sagittal plane plane (or to the sagittal suture) and dividing the body into
left and right portions.
one passing horizontally through the body, an organ, or
transverse plane a part at right angles to the median and frontal planes,
dividing it into upper and lower portions
the frontal plane, in anatomy, is an imaginary plane that
frontal plane divides the body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dor-
sal) halves along the longitudinal (left-right) axis.
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a reference posture of the human body, in which the
anatomical position anterior view of the human body is shown standing with
legs slightly apart, feet forward, palms facing forward.
lying or resting on the back with the face, palm, etc.,
supine
upwards
prone Lying with the front or face downward.
situated in a higher position on the body, closer to the
superior
head and farther from the feet.
a part of the body located below another; the opposite of
inferior
superior.
anterior, the forward position.
posterior Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.
pertaining to, situated in, or oriented toward the midline
medial
of the body.
lateral Relating to or situated at or on the side.
nearest to a point of reference, as to a center or median
proximal
line or to the point of attachment or origin.
distal farther from any point of reference.
a vertical plane through the body parallel to the median
sagittal plane plane (or to the sagittal suture) and dividing the body into
left and right portions.
one passing horizontally through the body, an organ, or
transverse plane a part at right angles to the median and frontal planes,
dividing it into upper and lower portions
the frontal plane, in anatomy, is an imaginary plane that
frontal plane divides the body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dor-
sal) halves along the longitudinal (left-right) axis.
superficial 1/2
