1. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Language of Anatomy  Special terminology is used to prevent misunderstanding  Exact terms are used for:  Position  Direction  Regions  Structures

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3. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Language of Anatomy  A few anatomical directions:  Anterior (= ventral)  Posterior (= dorsal)  Superior  Inferior  Lateral  Medial  Proximal  Distal Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

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7. Body Landmarks  Anterior Figure 1.5a

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9. Body Landmarks  Posterior Figure 1.5b

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14. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Language of Anatomy: Body Planes  Transverse plane – divides the body or an organ into superior and inferior parts Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

15. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Language of Anatomy:Body Planes  Frontal plane – divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts  Sometimes called coronal plane

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18. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Language of Anatomy  Anatomical Regions  Two methods to map abdominal and pelvic regions  Four abdominopelvic quadrants  Nine abdominopelvic regions Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

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