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    A REVIEW: PLANES AND

    POSITION

    LEILA A. DE VILLA –MASAJO, RN,RM,MAN


    Credits to visible body Asst. Professor
    A description of any region or part
    of the body in a specific stance is
    called the
    anatomical position.
    In the anatomical position, the body is upright,
    directly facing the observer, feet flat and
    directed forward.
    The upper limbs are at the body’s sides with the
    palms facing forward.
    If the body is lying face up, it is in the If the body is lying face down, it is in the
    supine position. prone position.
    Directional terms are words used to
    describe the position of one body
    relative to
    another.
    Many directional terms are grouped in pairs that
    have opposite meanings (ex: anterior-posterior), or
    are grouped together to have combined meanings
    (ex: anterosuperior).
    Anterior view: At or near the front of the body. Posterior view: At or near the back of the body.
    Medial: Nearer to midline

    Lateral: Away from midline

    Midline: the imaginary line that divides


    the body into right and left halves.
    Superior view: Situated toward
    the head and further away
    from the feet; the upper part of
    a structure.
    Inferior view: Situated nearer to
    the feet than the head; the lower
    part of a structure.
    Deep : Superficial:
    Away from the surface Close to the surface of
    of the body the body
    Proximal
    Nearer to the origination
    of a structure.
    When we study the parts of the body,
    we also study their relativity to planes.
    Planes are imaginary flat surfaces that pass
    through parts of the body.

    We also study parts of the body in


    sections, which are cuts along a
    certain plane.
    Frontal (coronal) plane: Divides
    the body into front and back
    portions
    Transverse plane: Divides
    the body into superior
    (upper) and inferior
    (lower) port
    Oblique plane: Passes
    through a structure or
    the entire body at an
    angle.
    Sagittal plane: Divides a structure or
    the body vertically into right or left
    portions.

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