Anatomical Language

​Anatomical terms/ planes

​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

​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

Draw

Inferior refers to something being upper or above?

Open Ended

Give one example of a upper or lower extremity

​Anatomical terms

​Cephalad or Cranial- Head

Caudal or Caudad- Tail, Tail end

Anterior- Toward the front

Posterior- Toward the back

Dorsal- Posterior

Ventral- Anterior

Multiple Choice

What is your Caudal or Caudad?

• Toward the front

• Head

• Tail/Tail end

• Anterior

Open Ended

Dorsal refers to something being posterior? True or false

​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.

Multiple Choice

What are the three anatomical planes?

• Sagittal

  Coronal

  Transverse

• Anterior

  Posterior

  Dorsal

• Medial

  Lateral

  Proximal