1. No Vocal Cords Required!
Welcome To:
Speech-less
Anatomy
and
Physiology
No Vocal Cords Required!

2. Standing, Facing Forward, Thumbs Out!
Let's Start in
Anatomical Position
Standing, Facing Forward, Thumbs Out!

3. Relaxing on your belly!
This is the
prone
position.

4. Lying on your back!
This is the
supine position.

5. Directional terms describe the locations of structures in
relation to other structures
or locations in the body.
Superior
(toward head)
Inferior
(away from
head)

6. Directional terms describe the locations of structures in
relation to other structures
or locations in the body.
Posterior
(toward
back)
Anterior
(toward
front)

7. Directional terms describe the locations of structures in
relation to other structures
or locations in the body.
Distal
Proximal

8. Directional terms describe the locations of structures in
relation to other structures
or locations in the body.
Medial
Lateral

9. The human body can be cut along four planes.
Coronal- front and back
Sagittal- right and left
Oblique- cut at an angle
Transverse- top and bottom

10. The body can be divided into regions!
Cranial (Skull)
Cephalic (Head)
Frontal (Forehead)
Facial (Face)
Orbital (Eye cavity)
Otic (Ear)
Buccal (Cheek)
Nasal (Nose)
Oral (Mouth)
Mental (Chin)

11. The body can be divided into regions!
Cervical (Neck)
Acromial
(Shoulder)
Sternal (Breastbone)
Pectoral/Thoracic (Chest)
Brachial (Arm)
Antecubital (Front of elbow)
Axillary (Armpit)
Abdominal (Abdomen)
Antebrachial (Forearm)
Umbilical (Navel)

12. The body can be divided into regions! Carpal (Wrist)
Deltoid (shoulder curve)
Digital/Phalangeal (Finger)
Coxal (Hip)
Femoral (Thigh)
Crural (Leg)
Tarsal (ankle)
The body can be
divided into regions!
Pedal (Foot)

13. The body can be divided into regions! Occipital (Back of head)
Scapular (Shoulder blade)
Vertebral (Spinal column)
Dorsal (Back)
Lumbar (Lower back)
Sacral (Between hips)
Gluteal (Buttocks)
Popliteal (Back of knee)
Sural (Calf)
The body can be
divided into regions!
Calcaneal (Heel)

14. The body can be divided into regions! Palmar (Palm) Inguinal (Groin)
Cubital/Olecranal (Back of elbow)
Dorsum (Back of hand)
The body can be
divided into regions!
Patellar (Knee)
Dorsum
(Top of foot)
Plantar (Sole)

15. The End