ANP 1106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Abdominopelvic Cavity, Stratum Basale, Stratum Spinosum

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Anatomy and Physiology
• Course: ANP 1106
• Professor: John Copeland

Document Summary

Describe the anatomical position, the regional and the directional terms/planes and sections: Anterior: toward the front; posterior: toward the back; lateral: away from the midline; medial: toward the midline. Anatomical position: body erect, feet slightly apart, palms forward and thumbs pointing away. 2 fundamental divisions of body; axial (head, neck, trunk) & appendicular (limbs/appendages attached to axis). Body planes & section: sagittal plane: vertical plane; divides into right and left parts. (why not right/left halves?) Median/midsagittal plane: lies in the midline; parasagittal plane: offset from midline: frontal plane (coronal plane): vertical plane; divides into anterior and posterior parts, transverse/horizontal plane: divide into superior and inferior parts; cross section. Oblique sections: cut diagonally between horizontal and vertical planes. Away from head end; toward lower part; below. Between a more medial and more lateral structure. Closer to origin of body part of point of attachment.