SAG 255 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Coronal Plane

• School: EMU
• Department: Simulation, Animation and Gaming
• Course: SAG 255
• Professor: Faust

Document Summary

Anatomic position: standing feet shoulder-width apart, palms facing outward. Superior: above (body parts of the head and torso in reference to each other) Inferior: below (body parts of the head and torso in reference to each other) The chin is inferior to the mouth. Medial: toward the middle (in reference to an appendage) The medial part of the leg would be the inside thigh. Lateral: out to the side (in reference to an appendage) The lateral part of the leg would be the outside thigh. Proximal: closer to the midline or attachment (parts of appendages in reference to each other) The elbow is proximal to the wrist. The elbow is closer to the attachment than the wrist. Distal: further away from the midline or attachment (parts of appendages in reference to each other) The elbow is distal to the shoulder. The elbow is further from the attachment than the shoulder. There is skin, then fat, then muscle.