Directional terms

1. Notes: Directional Terms (pg 8)

2. Notes: Directional Terms (pg 8) Anatomical Position: Standing upright, face and feet forward, arms at sides with palms facing forward

3. Body Cavities Dorsal cavity: Contains brain and spinal cord

4. Body Cavities Dorsal cavity: Contains brain and spinal cord Ventral cavity: Contains thoracic (chest) cavity and abdominal cavity

5. Directions in the Body Superior = Above (closer to the head) Inferior = Below (closer to the feet)

6. Directions in the Body Superior = Above (closer to the head) Anterior = toward the front (ventral) Inferior = Below (closer to the feet) Posterior = toward the back (dorsal)

7. Directions in the Body Superior = Above (closer to the head) Anterior = toward the front (ventral) Medial = near the midline of the body Inferior = Below (closer to the feet) Posterior = toward the back (dorsal) Lateral = near the side of the body

8. Directions in the Body Superior = Above (closer to the head) Anterior = toward the front (ventral) Medial = near the midline of the body Proximal = close to a point of attachment Inferior = Below (closer to the feet) Posterior = toward the back (dorsal) Lateral = near the side of the body Distal = far from a point of attachment

9. Directions in the Body Superior = Above (closer to the head) Anterior = toward the front (ventral) Medial = near the midline of the body Proximal = close to a point of attachment Superficial = near the surface Inferior = Below (closer to the feet) Posterior = toward the back (dorsal) Lateral = near the side of the body Distal = far from a point of attachment Deep = away from the surface

10. Using directional terms Terms describe the position of a part relative to another part Incorrect: The heart is superior Correct: The heart is superior to the intestines

11. Output (pg 9) Describe the classroom using the directional terms (1 sentence per term) Example: The pencil sharpener is lateral to the desks

12. Partner Activity One person will point to a body part. The other will say whether that part is: superior/inferior anterior/posterior lateral/medial Relative to the person’s nose Then switch partners. Repeat for 5 body parts each

13. Planes (pg 8)

14. Planes Sagittal plane: vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides

15. Planes Sagittal plane: vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides Transverse plane: horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions (cross section)

16. Planes Sagittal plane: vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides Transverse plane: horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions (cross section) Frontal (coronal) plane: vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

17. A ctivity Use the modeling clay to sculpt a small elephant (each person makes their own) When finished, call me over to your table and show me the sagittal , transverse, and frontal planes