Anatomical Positioning of the Human Body

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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


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