Human Anatomy 113

Anatomical Terminology Laboratory

All descriptions of the human body are based on the assumption that the person is in the anatomical position. A person in the anatomical position is standing erect with the head, eyes and toes directed forward, the heels and toes together, and the upper limbs at the sides with palms forward.

PLANES OF THE BODY

(a) Median (midsagittal)

(b) Frontal (coronal) plane

(c) Transverse plane

DESCRIPTIVE TERMS anterior (ventral):

posterior (dorsal):

superior (cranial):

inferior (caudal):

medial:

lateral:

proximal:

distal:

deep (internal):

superficial (external):

plantar :

dorsum (dorsal): 2

TERMS OF MOVEMENT flexion:

extension:

abduction:

adduction:

opposition:

supination (supine position):

pronation (prone position):

medial rotation:

lateral rotation:

TERMS OF MOVEMENT (continued)

circumduction:

dorsiflexion:

plantar flexion:

inversion:

eversion:

DIRECTIONAL TERMINOLOGY
Locate and label the following:

Anterior Proximal Posterior Inferior Medial Superior Lateral

Distal

AN ANTERIOR VIEW OF THE BODY CAVITIES

Locate and label the following body cavities: Abdominal Cranial Pelvic Pericardial Pleural Thoracic Vertebral (spinal)

ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY (ANTERIOR VIEW)

Locate and label the following: Abdominal Antecubital Axillary Brachial Buccal Cervical Deltoid Digital Digital (phalangeal) Femoral Gluteal Inguinal Lumbar Occipital Oral Orbital Patellar Popliteal Pubic Scapular Sural Thoracic Umbilical

TERMINOLOGY OF MOVEMENT
Locate the diagram that illustrates the type of movement listed below:
_____ Abduction of the fingers _____ Adduction of the fingers _____ Abduction of the arm at the shoulder _____ Adduction of the arm at the shoulder _____ Circumduction of the arm _____ Dorsiflexion of the foot _____ Eversion of the foot _____ Extension of the arm _____ Extension of the back _____ Extension of the head at the neck _____ Extension of the leg at the knee _____ Flexion of the arm _____ Flexion of the back _____ Flexion of the head at the neck _____ Flexion of the leg at the knee _____ Inversion of the foot _____ Lateral rotation of the lower limb _____ Medial rotation of the lower limb _____ Opposition of the thumb _____ Plantarflexion of the foot _____ Pronation of the forearm _____ Supination of the forearm

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