1

STRUCTURES
OF THE
BODY
2 Structure Of The Body
Body Planes
Anatomical Position
Anatomical Movement
 CORONAL PLANE
Divides the whole body
into front and back halves
B
of body.
O
D TRANSVERSE
Y PLANE
P Divides the body into
L superior and inferior
A portions
N SAGITTAL PLANE
E Divides the whole body into
S the left and right portion.
 Anatomical Position
terms that are essential for
describing the relative
locations of different body
structures.
A
N ANTERIOR
A
T - front direction of the body
O
M or towards the front.
I
C
A
L
P
0
S POSTERIOR
I
T - Back direction of the
I
O
body or towards the back.
N
A
N SUPERIOR
A
T - towards the head or the part is
O
M above another or closer to the head.
I
C
A
L
P
0
S
I INFERIOR
T
I - towards the feet or the part is
O
N below another or towards the feet.
A
N MEDIAL
A
T - Locating a structure nearer to the
O midline of the body, which divides the
M
I body into equal right and left halves.
C
A
L
P
0
S
I LATERAL
T
I - Locating a structure further from
O
N
the midline of the body
A
N
A SUPINE
T
O - Body is lying on
M
I
plane with face up.
C
A
L
P
0
PRONE
S
I
- Body is lying
T with face down.
I
O
N
A
N SUPERFICIAL BRAIN
A
T - Toward or on the surface of
O
M
the body.
I
C
SKIN
A
L
P
0
S
DEEP
I - Away from the surface of the
T
I body.
O
N
Anatomical Movements

used to describe the

actions of muscles on
upon the skeleton.
A
N ABDUCTION
A
T the movement away from the midline
O
M
I
C
A
L
M
O
V
E
M ADDUCTION 
E
N The movement towards the midline.
T
A
N
A
SUPINATION
T
O
The radio-humeral joint
M refers to the palm of the
I
C
hand facing up.
A
L
PRONATION 
M
O The radio-humeral joint
V
E
refers to the palm of the
M hand facing the ground.
E
N
T
A
N FLEXION
A
T refers to a movement
O
M
that decreases the angle
I between two body parts.
C
A
L
M EXTENSION 
O
V Describing a
E straightening movement
M
E that increases the angle
N
T
between body parts.
A
N DORSIFLEXION 
A
T Brings the dorsum (back) of
O the foot back toward the
M
I tibia, so the toes are
C
A
beginning to point towards
L the sky.
M
O PLANTARFLEXION
V
E Refers to pointing the foot
M
E away from the tibia and down
N into the ground.
T
A
N INVERSION
A
T
Refers to bringing the soles of
O the feet in, so they are facing
M
I towards the midline of the body
C (and each other).
A
L
M
EVERSION 
O Refers to bringing the soles of
V
E the feet out, so they are facing
M
E
away from the midline of the
N body.
T
A
N PROTRACTION
A
T Movement in the
O
M
transverse plane that displaces a
I part of the body anteriorly
C
A
(towards the front) 
L
M RETRACTION 
O
V Movement in the transverse
E plane that displaces a part of the
M
E body posteriorly (towards the
N
T
back)
A
N DEPRESSION
A
T Movement in an
O
M inferior direction, the
I opposite of elevation.
C
A
L
M
O
V
ELEVATION 
E Movement in a
M
E superior direction.
N
T
A
N CIRCUMDUCTION
A
T can be further defined as the circular motion of
O
M
a joint where the proximal end is fixed, and the
I distal end is free to move in a circle.
C
A
L
M
O
V
E
M
E
N
T
A
N ROTATION
A
T Refers to the twisting movement produced by
O
M
the summation of the small rotational movements
I available between adjacent vertebrae.
C
A
L
M
O
V
E
M
E
N
T
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END OF PRESENTATION
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