1. ANATOMICAL POSITIONANATOMICAL POSITION
It full fills the followingIt full fills the following
::
11..StandingStanding ErectErect..
22..The upper limbsThe upper limbs
by the sideby the side..
33..TheThe faceface andand
palmspalms are directedare directed
forwardsforwards..

2. PLANES OF THE BODYPLANES OF THE BODY
To do a SectionTo do a Section
(cut) through the(cut) through the
body wall or anbody wall or an
organorgan..
It is made along anIt is made along an
imaginary lineimaginary line
((PLANEPLANE(.(.

3. PLANES OF THE BODYPLANES OF THE BODY
The body is three-The body is three-
dimensional, so it hasdimensional, so it has
threethree imaginaryimaginary planesplanes
(sections ) that lie at(sections ) that lie at
right angles to oneright angles to one
anotheranother..
11..Median sagittalMedian sagittal..
22..CoronalCoronal..
33..HorizontalHorizontal
(Transverse(Transverse(.(.

4. MEDIAN SAGITTAL PLANEMEDIAN SAGITTAL PLANE
It is aIt is a VerticalVertical
planeplane..
It passes throughIt passes through
thethe CenterCenter of theof the
bodybody..
ItIt dividesdivides thethe
body intobody into EqualEqual
rightright andand leftleft
halveshalves..

5. PARAMEDIAN PLANESPARAMEDIAN PLANES
Situated on one orSituated on one or
the other side ofthe other side of
the median planethe median plane
and areand are ParallelParallel toto
itit..

6. CORONALCORONAL ((FRONTALFRONTAL)) PLANEPLANE
It is aIt is a VerticalVertical
planeplane..
It divides the bodyIt divides the body
intointo::
AnteriorAnterior andand
PosteriorPosterior partsparts..

7. HORIZONTALHORIZONTAL (TRANSVERSE )(TRANSVERSE )
PLANEPLANE
It is also calledIt is also called
Cross SectionCross Section..
It divides the bodyIt divides the body
intointo::
UpperUpper andand LowerLower
partsparts..

8. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
AnteriorAnterior : Front of the: Front of the
bodybody..
PosteriorPosterior : Back of the: Back of the
bodybody..
HANDHAND::
PalmarPalmar = Anterior= Anterior..
DorsalDorsal = Posterior= Posterior..
FOOTFOOT::
PlanterPlanter = Anterior= Anterior..
DorsalDorsal = Posterior= Posterior..

9. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
SupineSupine::
The body lies onThe body lies on
the backthe back..
ProneProne::
The face isThe face is
downwardsdownwards..

10. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
MedialMedial : Nearer to the: Nearer to the
median plane of themedian plane of the
bodybody..
LateralLateral : Away from: Away from
the median planethe median plane..
SuperiorSuperior (Above):(Above):
TToward the head endoward the head end
(upper) part of the(upper) part of the
bodybody..
InferiorInferior (Caudal)(Caudal) ::
Toward the lower partToward the lower part
of the bodyof the body..

11. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
Proximal :Proximal : Close toClose to
the origin of the bodythe origin of the body
part or the point ofpart or the point of
attachment of a limbattachment of a limb
to the body trunkto the body trunk..
Distal :Distal : Farther fromFarther from
the origin of a bodythe origin of a body
part or the point ofpart or the point of
attachment of a limbattachment of a limb
to the body trunkto the body trunk..

12. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
SuperficialSuperficial
((ExternalExternal)) ::
toward or at thetoward or at the
body surface or thebody surface or the
center of an organcenter of an organ
or a cavityor a cavity..
DeepDeep ((InternalInternal):):
away from theaway from the
body surface or thebody surface or the
center ofcenter of