BPK 325 Lecture : KIN 325-Unit 1 Study Objectives
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Kin 325-unit 1-anatomical terminology and organization of tissues. In this position, the person stands erect with feet together and eyes forward. The palms face anteriorly with the thumbs pointed away from the body. Right and left refer to those sides belonging to the person being viewed. List and describe the anatomical planes of the human body. Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts. Runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body into superior & inferior parts. Sagittal planes divide the body into right & left parts: explain each of the directional terms used to describe structural features of the human body. Superior (cranial): toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above ex: the head is superior to the abdomen. Inferior (caudal): away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below ex: the navel is inferior to the chin.