LANGUAGE OF ANATOMY

STANDARD ANATOMICAL POSITION

• When the body is erect with feet slightly apart
• Palms facing forward

DIRECTIONAL TERMS

• Allows us to explain where one body structure is in relation to another

TERMS

• Superior (cranial)
• - toward the head end or upper part of a structure or thr body

TERMS

• Inferior (caudal)
• - away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body

TERMS

• Ventral interior
• -toward or at the front of the body

TERMS

• Dorsal (posterior)
• - toward or at the back of the body

TERM

• Medial
• - toward or at the midline of the body

TERM

• Lateral
• - away from the midline of the body

TERM

• Intermediate
• - between a more medial and a more lateral structure

TERM

• Proximal
• - closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

TERM

• Distal
• - farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.

TERM

• Superficial (external)
• - Toward or at the body surface

TERM

• Deep(internal)
• - Away from the body surface.