I. Anatomical Positions, Directions, and Planes A ...

1 - Positions, directions , and position -definition, thetermalso appliStanding,arms hanging,sittin----palms ,geSee of the Body -A plane is a surface in which if any two points aretaken, a straight line that is drawn to join these two points lies wholly withinthat plane or or Median Plane -A vertical plane running from front to back(Ante:;-Posterior) dividing the body into right and left parts. If the planedivides the body into equal right and left parts by running through the middle ofthe breast bone (sternum) it is sometimes called the midsagittal or cardinal-sagittal Plane of an Extremity -A plane running lengthwise through anextremity from front to plane must pass through the third finger ofthe hand or second toe of the is used as a reference nlane to movementsthat involve spreading the toes or fingers (except thumb) Plane- A plane that divides the body or limbslower parts,in relation to gravity and the Anatomical or Coronal Plane- A plane dividing the body intoa posterior (ventral and dorsal)

2 Of Anatomical Reference Planesinto upper andan anterior - Towards the and zoologists differ in interpretingthe two terms immediately considering a four-legged animal, the zoolo-gists refer to the head as anterior, the tail posterior,the animal back as dorsaland under or belly side as ,when considering the human body,refer to the head as superior,toward the feet as inferior, the front of the bodyas anterior or ventral and the back of the body as posterior or (Dorsal)- Towards the (Cephalic) - Towards the (Caudal)- Towards the Nearest;closer to any point of elbow is proximalto the wrist on the upper - Remote;farther from any point of reference. The elbow is distalto the shoulder *Lateral- A point or area that is more distant from the midsagittal or outer side of the elbow is lateral when compared with for example,the inner -A point or area that is closer to the midsagittal plane than anotherpoint or of the Upper of the Upper (wrist) Interphalangeal.