anatomical position
stand upright with parallel feet
eyes looking forward at a distance
arms by sides hanging laterally to the body
palms facing forward
supine position
lie on the back
upper limbs by the side of the trunk
palms facing up
feet together
prone position
lies on chest and belly
face downwards
upper limbs on the side of the trunk
lithotomy position
lying on the back with legs up
feet supported in straps
anatomical body planes
median plane or midsagittal plane
vertically through midline
divides into right and left half
paramedian plane
parallel to median plane
either right or left
coronal plane or frontal plane
right angles to median plane
divides into anterior or posterior parts
transverse plane
plane passing horizontally across the body
right angles to both coronal and paramedian plane
oblique plane
diagonally cut
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the science of structure
Science Fictionbranch of science that investigates organs (GROSS ANATOMY) bones (OSTEOLOGY) surface anatomy, radiologiacal anatomy, cytology, developemental anatomy (EMBRYOLOGY )
