1 st BAMS

1. ANATOMICAL
TERMINOLOGIES
DR. VIJAY T. PATIL
Ass. Professor,
MUP’S Ayurved college,
Risod, Washim

2. ANATOMICAL POSITION
• When in the anatomical
position, 1.The subject stands
erect facing the observer,
2.The upper extremities are
placed at the sides,
3.The palms of the hands are
turned forward,
4.The feet are flat on the floor.

3. THE
ANATOMICAL
POSITION

4. TERMINOLOGY
• Reclining Position
–If the body is lying face down, it is
in the prone position.
–If the body is lying face up, it is in
the supine position.

5. REGIONAL NAMES
• Are names given to specific regions of
the body for reference.
• Examples: include
–cranial (skull),
–thoracic (chest),
– brachial (arm),
– patellar (knee),
–cephalic (head), and
–gluteal (buttock)

6. PLANES
• Planes are imaginary flat surfaces
that are used to divide the body or
organs into definite areas & include:
– Midsagittal (medial) and
–parasagittal, frontal (coronal),
–transverse (cross-sectional or
horizontal) and
– oblique.

7. SECTIONS
• Sections are flat surfaces resulting
from cuts through body structures.
They are named according to the
plane on which the cut is made and
include
– transverse,
–frontal, and
–midsagittal

10. DIRECTIONAL TERMS
• Directional terms are used to
precisely locate one part of the
body relative to another .

11. DIRECTIONAL TERMS
• Superior/Cephalic/Cranial
• Inferior/Caudal
• Anterior/Ventral/Rostral
• Posterior/Dorsal
• Superficial: toward surface
• Deep: away from surface

12. DIRECTIONAL TERMS
• Medial: toward midline
• Lateral: away from midline
• Proximal: near origin
• Distal: away from origin

14. DIRECTIONAL TERMS
• External (Outer)
• Internal (Inner)
• Central
• Peripheral
• Parietal
• Visceral

15. AREAS
• Head & Neck
• Trunk
–Thorax
–Abdomen
–Pelvis & Perineum
• Extremities (or limbs)
–Upper
–Lower

19. ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS
• To describe the location of
organs easily, the
abdominopelvic cavity may be
divided into nine regions by
drawing four imaginary lines

20. REGIONS

21. ABDOMINOPELVIC
QUADRANTS
• To locate the site of an
abdominopelvic abnormality in clinical
studies, the abdominopelvic cavity
may be divided into quadrants by
passing imaginary horizontal and
vertical lines through the umbilicus.

22. ABDOMINOPELVIC QUADRANTS