Anatomical Terms Lesson

Anatomical Terms

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According to the video why do we use anatomical terms?

• The Head

• The Neck

• The Trunk

• The upper limbs

• The lower limbs

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The Body is divided into different regions:

When using anatomical terms we refer to a body in the anatomical position. The subject stands upright, facing observer, head is level and eyes facing forward. Feet are flat and the palms face forward.

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Anatomical Position

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Click on the body that shows the correct anatomical position

• sagittal plane: the plane that divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides. If this vertical plane runs directly down the middle of the body, it is called the midsagittal or median plane.

•  frontal plane: the plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion. The frontal plane is often referred to as a coronal plane.

• transverse plane: the plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions. Transverse planes produce images referred to as cross sections.

Body Planes

Match

Match the body Planes to the correct letter from the image:

• A

• C

• D

Midsagittal Plane

Frontal Plane

Transverse Plane

• Midsagittal Plane

• Frontal Plane

• Transverse Plane

Directional Terms - used to reference the position of one area of the body from another.

• Superior: Toward the head, or the upper part of a body.

• Inferior: Away from the head, or the lower part of a body.

• Anterior: Nearer to or at the front of the body.

• Posterior: Nearer to or at the back of the body.

• Medial: Nearer to the midline.

• Lateral: Farther from the midline.

• Proximal: Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk.

• Distal: Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk.

Labelling

Match the letter from the image with the correct anatomical direction

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

distal

medial

lateral

inferior

superior

anterior

posterior

proximal

The body is further divided into sub-cavities:

• ​Cranial cavity

• Dorsal Body Cavity (posterior)

• Ventral Body Cavity (anterior)

• Vertebral Cavity

• Thoracic Cavity: lungs and heart

• Abdominal cavity

• Pelvic Cavity

Body Cavities

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All anatomical terms have a

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point which is called the ​

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position. This position is when the body is ​

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, head straight and ​

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by your side, with the palms of the hands facing ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

reference

anatomical

standing up

lying down

body

arms

forward

backward

hands

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The hands are ​

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to the feet

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The knees are

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to the waist.

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The elbow is

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to the wrist.

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The calf muscle is

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to the ankle.

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The heel is ​

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to the toes.

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The biceps are ​

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to the triceps.

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The hamstring is ​

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to the quadriceps.

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The arms are ​

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to the midline.

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The neck is

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to the arms.

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The shoulders are

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to the midline.

Match

Match the term with the correct definition

• Superior

• Inferior

• Anterior

• Posterior

towards the head or above

towards the feet or below

front, or in front of

back, or the back of

• towards the head or above

• towards the feet or below

• front, or in front of

• back, or the back of

Match

Match the term with the correct definition

• Lateral

• Medial

• Proximal

• Distal

away from the midline of the body

toward the midline of the body

Closer to the top of the limb

Towards the end of a limb

• away from the midline of the body

• toward the midline of the body

• Closer to the top of the limb

• Towards the end of a limb

Match

Match the organ with the correct body cavity

• Pelvic

• Abdominal

• Spinal

• Thoracic

• Cranial

uterus

intestines

Spinal cord

lungs

brain

• uterus

• intestines

• Spinal cord

• lungs

• brain