MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

Prof. J.D.C. Gumpal, M.D.

Module 1-ANATOMY

Module objectives: by the end of the class, the

students -
1.can identify anatomical organs, parts and
spaces of the head, chest, abdomen and upper
extremities
2.can identify major anatomical landmarks,
positional and directional terms
3.can draw the anatomical locations of wounds in
People v. De Leon, G.R. No. 197546, March 23,
2015, using medical examiner diagrams
4.can correlate the position and direction of
wounds in determining the nature of the crime
in People v. De Leon, supra.
5.appreciate basic knowledge in anatomy in
presentation of evidence
ANATOMY - you may refer to the Duke Medicine site
(https://web.duke.edu/anatomy/ ) and click the
appropriate anatomical information based on
People v. De Leon and other cases and assigned in
the course.
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I.HEAD
A.Head regions

B.Bones of the skull

C.Hemorrhages and hematoma

1.epidural hematoma
2.subdural hematoma
3.subarachnoid hemorrhage

D.Brain meninges & spaces

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II.CHEST (THORAX) cavity & major organs
III. ABDOMINAL cavity & major organs
IV. UPPER & LOWER EXTREMITIES (major muscles &
bones)

V.POSITIONAL TERMS

A.Body planes

1.coronal
2.sagittal
3.transverse

B.Views
1.A-P (antero-posterior) view
2.Lateral (left and right) view

C.Reference lines

1.anterior median line

2.posterior median line
3.mid-clavicular line
4.mid-scapular line
5.anterior axillary line
6.posterior axillary line
7.mid-axillary line

D.Directional terms

1.anterior/posterior
2.ventral/dorsal
3.rostral/caudal
4.medial/lateral
5.proximal/distal
6.superior/Inferior
7.cephalad/caudad

D.Abdominal regions and planes

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 1.right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant,
right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant
2.epigastric region, pubic region, right/
left flanks, right/left hypochondrium,
right/left groin (See Dukes)
3.Subcostal plane and inter tubercular plane
(see Dukes)
4.costal margin
5.costal angle

References:

any basic anatomy textbook/wikipedia/ etc.

GetBodySmart <http://www.getbodysmart.com/
index.htm>
Duke Medicine site <https://web.duke.edu/
anatomy/ >
Draw the anatomical locations of the wounds in
People v. De Leon, supra, using the appropriate
autopsy diagrams (alternative link here)
male (AP view)
male (LAT view)
head and neck

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