Anatomical Positioning of the Human Body
DONT USE SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR WHEN DESCRIBING ..
LEGS and ARMS
the stomach is blank to the spinal cord
anterior/ventral
lateral..
away from midline
distal..
away from point of attachment
inferior..
away from the head on trunk
lateral means ..
away from the midline/ middle of the body
deep means..
away from the skin
dorsal ..
back
posterior..
back
occipital region is blank and blank to the frontal region
caudal or posterior
proximal ..
closer to point of attachment
Superior means
closer to the head on the trunk
superior..
closer to the head on trunk
Proximal is used to describe something..
closer to the point of attachment of the limb (hip or shoulder)
carpal region is bank to your cubital region
distal
digital region is blank to your deltoid region
distal
anterior..
front
ventral ..
front
Distal is used for something thats..
further away from the point of attachment
superior and inferior are only used for the..
head and trunk
the sacral region (bottom of spine) is blank to the lumbar region
inferior
thoracic cavity is blank to the cervical region
inferior
ribs attach to your spine, your ribs are blank to the spine
lateral
the lungs are blank to the heart
lateral
Heart is blank to the lungs
medial
tibial region is blank to your fibular region
medial
medial ..
midline
rostral..
on head towards nose
Rostral meaning..
on the head towards the nose
vertebral region is blank to the sternal region
posterior
heart is blank to the sternum
posterior/ dorsal
the brachial region is blank to the carpal region
proximal
nasal region is blank and blank to the orbital region
rostral or anterior
Medial means..
something is closer to the midline
anterior or ventral means ..
something is in front
posterior or dorsal means..
something is towards the back
Inferior means
something thats further from the head and closer to the pelvic cavity
heart is blank to the liver
superior
the head is blank to everything else
superior
caudal..
toward the back of head
Caudal meaning
towards the back of the head
superficial means..
towards the skin