Learn The Basics Of Anatomical Terms

Welcome to sqadia.com where we are covering specific subject topics. We have landed on Anatomy, and you will see more medical-related subjects on sqadia.com. So Stick Around! Today we will discuss the basic Anatomical terminology and its importance in Learning Anatomy. ▬ Anatomical Position ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ We will look at the basic anatomical position which is universally accepted and has 5 basic steps: 🔹Standing Upright 🔹Eyes looking forward 🔹Arms on the side 🔹Palms facing forward 🔹Feet together ▬ Anatomical Terms ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ We will discuss general anatomical terms and their importance in the anatomy field. Then we will learn to describe the location of the body with the help of basic anatomical terms and see what different anatomical terminologies are like: ▪️Anterior, Posterior ▪️Medial, Lateral ▪️Superior, Inferior ▪️Superficial, Deep ▪️Proximal Distal ▪️Palmer, Planter ▬ Terms of Laterality ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Terms of laterality help with respect to referencing different sides of the upper or lower extremity and include: 🟡 Uni-lateral 🟡 Bilateral 🟡 Ipsilateral 🟡 Contralateral ▬ Body Movements ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ We have demonstrated all the body movements occurring on different joints in the body including shoulder joint, wrist joint, hip joint, knee joint, and ankle joint. We will discuss the following body terminology anatomy: 🟠 Flexion/ Extension 🟠 Abduction/Adduction 🟠 Medial rotation/ Lateral Rotation 🟠 Supination/Pronation 🟠 Inversion/Eversion 🟠 Protraction/ Retraction 🟠 Elevation/ Depression 🟠 Circumduction ▬ Body Planes ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Here we have important imaginary planes of the body including: 🔵 Sagittal Plane 🔵 Coronal/Frontal Plane 🔵 Transverse Plane