This document discusses wound care anatomy and terminology. It covers anatomical planes, directional terminology, surface anatomy landmarks, and regional anatomical terms. Surface anatomy is described for the abdomen, including the four quadrants and specific localized areas like epigastric and umbilical. Identifying bony prominences in the posterior torso, buttock, and hip region is also emphasized. Understanding anatomy and using correct terminology is important for identifying wounds and communicating with physicians.

1. WOUND CARE
ANATOMY
TERMINOLOGY, LANDMARKS & GOOD TO KNOW
STUFF

2. ANATOMY
• ANATOMY : IS THE STUDY OF
STRUCTURES OR BODY PARTS AND
THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO ON
ANOTHER.
• ANATOMICAL POSITION: BODY IS
ERECT, FEET TOGETHER, PALMS FACE
FORWARD AND THE THUMBS POINT
AWAY FROM THE BODY .

3. TERMINOLOGY
• ANATOMICAL PLANES
• MEDIAN – VERTICAL PLANE PASSING
LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH BODY FROM FRONT
TO BACK, DIVIDING INTO LT & RT HALVES
• SAGITTAL – VERTICAL PLANE PASSING THROUGH
BODY PARALLEL TO MEDIAN PLANE
• CORONAL/FRONTAL – VERTICAL PLAN AT RIGHT
ANGLE TO MEDIAN DIVIDING BODY INTO
ANTERIOR & POSTERIOR PORTIONS
• HORIZONTAL/TRANSVERSE – HORIZONTAL PLANE
PASSING THROUGH BODY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO
MEDIAN & CORONAL PLANES

4. TERMINOLOGY
• DIRECTIONAL TERMINOLOGY
• SUPERIOR (CRANIAL) – NEARER TO THE
HEAD
• INFERIOR (CAUDAL) – NEARER TO THE
FEET
• ANTERIOR (VENTRAL) – NEARER TO THE
FRONT
• POSTERIOR ( DORSAL) – NEARER TO THE
BACK
• MEDIAL – NEARER TO THE MEDIAN PLANE
• LATERAL – FARTHER FROM THE MEDIAN
PLAN

5. TERMINOLOGY
• DIRECTIONAL TERMINOLOGY
• PROXIMAL – NEARER TO THE TRUNK OR
POINT OF ORIGIN
• DISTAL – FARTHER FROM THE TRUNK OR
POINT OF ORIGIN
• SUPERFICIAL – NEARER TO OR ON THE
SURFACE
• DEEP – FURTHER FROM THE SURFACE
• IPSILATERAL – ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE
BODY
• CONTRALATERAL – ON THE OPPOSITE
SIDE OF THE BODY

6. SURFACE ANATOMY
• SURFACE ANATOMY (ALSO CALLED SUPERFICIAL ANATOMY AND VISUAL
ANATOMY) IS THE STUDY OF THE EXTERNAL FEATURES OF THE BODY.
• IN THE CASE OF HUMAN SURFACE ANATOMY, THESE ARE THE FORM AND
PROPORTIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY AND THE SURFACE LANDMARKS WHICH
CORRESPOND TO DEEPER STRUCTURES HIDDEN FROM VIEW
• MOST OF THE BONES OF THE SKELETON ARE PALPABLE AND PROVIDE
LANDMARKS FOR LOCATING OTHER ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES
• THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISUAL INSPECTION AND PALPATION IN STUDYING A
PERSON'S SURFACE ANATOMY IS INFLUENCED BY THE THICKNESS OF THE
HYPODERMIS, WHICH VARIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMOUNT OF
SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE TISSUE PRESENT

7. SURFACE ANATOMY
• ABDOMEN
• TWO COMMONLY USED CLINICAL
METHODS OF DIVIDING THE
ABDOMEN FOR DESCRIPTIVE
PURPOSES.
• FIRST – GENERAL LOCALIZATION
• DIVIDED INTO 4 QUADRANTS
• RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT (RUQ)
• LEFT UPPER QUADRANT (LUQ)
• RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT (RLQ)
• LEFT LOWER QUADRANT (LLQ)

8. SURFACE ANATOMY
• ABDOMEN

9. SURFACE ANATOMY
• ABDOMEN
• SECOND METHOD IS USED FOR
SPECIFIC LOCALIZATION
• INCLUDES
• EPIGASTRIC
• UMBILICAL
• HYPOGASTRIC
• R/L HYPOCHONDRIAC
• R/L LUMBAR
• R/L ILIAC

10. SURFACE ANATOMY
• ABDOMEN

11. SURFACE ANATOMY
• POSTERIOR TORSO/BUTTOCKS/HIP
REGION
• IMPORTANT TO CORRECTLY
IDENTIFY LOCATION AND BONY
PROMINENCES
• HIP VS BUTTOCK VS THIGH
• KNOW THE LOCATION OF YOUR
BONY PROMINENCES & HOW TO
PALPATE/IDENTIFY

12. REGIONAL
ANATOMICAL
TERMS
• IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY AND ACCURATELY
LABEL THE WOUND BASED
ON GENERALLY ACCEPTED
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY
• ALSO IMPORTANT TO BE
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND
COMMUNICATE W/
PHYSICIANS