Achilles Drill Anatomical terms (DEAN).pdf

Anatomy

1. ANATOMICAL TERMS AND
RELATIONS

T.P. ORISAJO

2. DEFINING THE ANATOMICAL
POSSITION

•Body erect with arms at
the side

•Palm turned forward

5. ANATOMICAL TERMS
SUPERIOR(CRANIAL)

•Towards the Head
•E.g Heart is SUPERIOR to
the Liver



INFERIOR(CAUDAL)

•Towards the tail-end of the
body
•E.g Liver is INFERIOR to
the Heart

7. ANATOMICAL TERMS
ANTERIOR(VENTRAL)

•Towards the front of the body
•E.g Trachea is ANTERIOR to
Oesophagus


POSTERIOR(DORSAL )

•Towards the back of the body
•E.g Oesophagus is
POSTERIOR to the Trachea

10. ANATOMICAL TERMS
MEDIAL

•Near the mid-line of the body
•The Eye is MEDIAL to the Ear



LATERAL

•Away from the mid-line of the
body
•The Ear is LATERAL to the Eye



Quick Question!
How will you Describe the Nose in
relation to the Mouth

12. ANATOMICAL TERMS
PROXIMAL

•Nearer to the trunk
•Shoulder joint is PROXIMAL to
the Elbow joint


DISTAL

•Farther from the Trunk
•Elbow joint is DISTAL to the
Shoulder Joint

13. ANATOMICAL TERMS
SUPERFICIAL

•Towards the surface of the
body
•E.g The Skin is SUPERFICIAL
to the Bones


DEEP

•Deep within the body
•E.g The Bones are DEEP to
the skin

14. ANATOMICAL PLANES
• MEDIAN PLANE(MID-
SAGITTAL PLANE)


•SAGITTAL PLANE


•FRONTAL PLANE(CORONAL
PLANE)


•TRANSVERSE
PLANE(HORIZONTAL PLANE)

15. ANATOMICAL PLANES
•MEDIAN PLANE, also
called MID-SAGITTAL
PLANE divides the body
into “equal” right and left.

16. ANATOMICAL PLANES
•SAGITTAL PLANE
Divides the body into left
and right, but NOT EQUAL
left and right.

17. ANATOMICAL PLANES
FRONTAL PLANE, also
called CORONAL
PLANE divides the body
into front(anterior) and
back(posterior)

18. ANATOMICAL PLANES
TRANSVERSE PLANE,
also called
HORIZONTAL PLANE
divides the body into
superior(top) and
inferior(bottom)

20. REFERENCES
revise anatomy.com
biological dictionary, medical dicionary
flowvella.com
shutters stock.com, alamy stock.cm
elsevier inc, universal medical inc blog
access science.com, pinterest.com

21. THANK YOU