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Anatomical terms/ planes

Anatomical terms/ planes

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​Anatomical terms/ planes

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What are anatomical terms?

Anatomical terms are used to describe specific areas and movement of the body as well as the relation of the body parts to each other

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​Anatomical Terms

Medial- Toward the midline of the body

Lateral- Away from the midline of the body

Proximal- Toward the reference point (extremity)

Distal- Away from a reference point (extremity)

Inferior- Lower or below

Superior- Upper or above

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Draw

Inferior refers to something being upper or above?

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Open Ended

Give one example of a upper or lower extremity

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​Anatomical terms

​Cephalad or Cranial- Head

Caudal or Caudad- Tail, Tail end

Anterior- Toward the front

Posterior- Toward the back

Dorsal- Posterior

Ventral- Anterior

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Multiple Choice

What is your Caudal or Caudad?

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Toward the front

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Head

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Tail/Tail end

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Anterior

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Open Ended

Dorsal refers to something being posterior? True or false

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​Anatomical Planes

​Sagittal plane- Separates the left and right sides of the body.

Coronal plane- Separates the front (anterior) and back (posterior) of the body.

Transverse plane- Separates the upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves of the body.

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Multiple Choice

What are the three anatomical planes?

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Sagittal

Coronal

Transverse

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Anterior

Posterior

Dorsal

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Medial

Lateral

Proximal

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