Anatomical position
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The anatomic position, sometimes referred to as the standard anatomic position, is position of the body in which positional reference is made for anatomical nomenclature.
The position is withdefined when the body erect (hips and knees extended), the arms are by the sides (shoulders adducted) and the palms are facing forward (elbows extended and supinated). In this position, the radius and ulna isare parallel.
The anatomic planes can then be describes in relation to the anatomic position:
- axial (or trasnverse)
- sagittal
- coronal
Anatomic description is based on this position, in that:
- anterior is towards the front of the body (latin:
- posterior is towards the back of the body (latin:
- superior is towards the top of the body (latin: above)
- inferior is towards the bottom of the body (latin: below)
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medial is towards the midline
(please note(compared with median thatmedianrefers to a structure in themiblinemidline not towards the midline) - lateral is away from the midline
- proximal is towards the centre of the body
- distal is away the centre of the body
- superficial is towards the skin
- deep is away from the skin
Some older terms are still in use today, as they are relevant in embryology:
- dorsal
- ventral
- caudal
- cephalad
- rostal
- volar
-<p>The <strong>anatomic position</strong> is position of the body in which positional reference is made for anatomical nomenclature.</p><p>The position is with the body erect (hips and knees extended), arms by the sides (shoulders adducted) and the palms facing forward (elbows extended and supinated). In this position, the radius and ulna is parallel.</p><p>Anatomic description is based on this position, in that:</p><ul>- +<p>TBC</p><p>The <strong>anatomic position</strong>, sometimes referred to as the <strong>standard anatomic position</strong>, is position of the body in which positional reference is made for anatomical nomenclature.</p><p>The position is defined when the body erect (hips and knees extended), the arms are by the sides (shoulders adducted) and the palms are facing forward (elbows extended and supinated). In this position, the radius and ulna are parallel.</p><p>The anatomic planes can then be describes in relation to the anatomic position:</p><ul>
- +<li>axial (or trasnverse)</li>
- +<li>sagittal</li>
- +<li>coronal</li>
- +</ul><p>Anatomic description is based on this position, in that:</p><ul>
-<strong>superior </strong>is</li>- +<strong>anterior </strong>is towards the front of the body (latin:</li>
-<strong>inferior </strong>is</li>- +<strong>posterior </strong>is towards the back of the body (latin:</li>
-<strong>medial </strong>is towards the midline (please note that median refers to in the mibline not towards the midline)</li>- +<strong>superior </strong>is towards the top of the body (latin: above)</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>inferior </strong>is towards the bottom of the body (latin: below)</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>medial </strong>is towards the midline (compared with <strong>median </strong>that refers to a structure <em>in </em>the midline not <em>towards </em>the midline)</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>lateral </strong>is away from the midline</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>proximal </strong>is towards the centre of the body</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>distal </strong>is away the centre of the body</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>superficial </strong>is towards the skin</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>deep </strong>is away from the skin</li>
- +</ul><p>Some older terms are still in use today, as they are relevant in embryology:</p><ul>
- +<li>dorsal</li>
- +<li>ventral</li>
- +<li>caudal</li>
- +<li>cephalad</li>
- +<li>rostal</li>
- +<li>volar</li>
References changed:
- 1. Keith L. Moore, Arthur F. Dalley, A. M. R. Agur. Clinically Oriented Anatomy. (2013) ISBN: 9781451119459 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9781451119459">Google Books</a>
Sections changed:
- Approach
- Anatomy
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