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EXERCISE 2
BODY ORGANIZATION

OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe the anatomical position.
2. Relate the common names to the corresponding anatomical descriptive terms for various
regions of the human body.
3. Define the anatomical planes, sections, and directional terms used to describe the human
body.
4. Outline the major body cavities, the organs they contain, and their associated linings.

MATERIALS:
Anatomical wall charts of: body positions, regional names, anatomical positions, directional
terms, planes and sections, and body cavities.

PROCEDURE:

1. Draw the different body positions.

2. Define the different Directional Terminologies

Anterior Lateral
Contralateral Medial
Deep Proximal
Distal Posterior
Inferior Superior
Intermediate Superficial
Ipsilateral

3. Draw the human body (male or female) in anatomical position.

 Anterior view
 Posterior view
4. Label the drawing using the following anatomical terminologies.
 Regional Names

Cephalic
Cervical
Lower Limbs
Trunk
Upper Limbs

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  Anatomical Terms

Antebrachial Dorsal Mental Plantar

Antecubital Dorsum Nasal Pollex
Axillary Facial Occipital Popliteal
Brachial Femoral Olecranal/Cubital Pubic
Buccal Frontal Oral Sacral
Calcaneal Gluteal Orbital/Occular Scapular
Carpal Hallux Otic Sternal
Coxal Inguinal Palmar/Volar Tarsal
Cranial Lumbar Patellar Temporal
Crural Mammary Pedal Umbilical
Digital/Phalangeal Manual Perineal Vertebral

5. Draw and label the Planes and Section of the body

Sagittal Midsagittal/Median Parasagittal

Frontal/Coronal Transverse Cross-sectional/horizontal
Oblique

6. Draw and label the different body cavities.

Abdominal Abdominopelvic Cranial

Mediastinum Pelvic Pericardial
Pleural Thoracic Vertebral

7. Draw and label the Abdominopelvic Regions

Epigastric Hypogastric (Pubic)

Left Hypochondriac Left Inguinal (Iliac)
Left Lumbar Right Hypochondriac
Right Inguinal (Iliac) Right Lumbar
Umbilical

QUESTIONS FOR RESEARCH:

1. What is the usefulness of defining one standard anatomical position?
2. Which plane divides the heart into anterior and posterior portions?
3. In tabular form, identify the different organs found in the different body cavities.
4. In tabular form, identify the different organs found in the different abdominopelvic regions of
the body.

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GENERALIZATION:

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