The document defines anatomical position and describes the three main planes of the body - median sagittal, coronal, and horizontal. It explains that anatomical position refers to standing erect with arms at the sides and palms facing forward. The body has three imaginary planes that divide it into sections at right angles: median sagittal divides the body into left and right halves, coronal divides it into anterior and posterior parts, and horizontal divides it into upper and lower parts. Terms like anterior, posterior, proximal, distal are also defined in relation to anatomical position and body planes.

1. ANATOMICAL POSITIONANATOMICAL POSITION
It full fills the followingIt full fills the following
::
11..StandingStanding ErectErect..
22..The upper limbsThe upper limbs
by the sideby the side..
33..TheThe faceface andand
palmspalms are directedare directed
forwardsforwards..

2. PLANES OF THE BODYPLANES OF THE BODY
To do a SectionTo do a Section
(cut) through the(cut) through the
body wall or anbody wall or an
organorgan..
It is made along anIt is made along an
imaginary lineimaginary line
((PLANEPLANE(.(.

3. PLANES OF THE BODYPLANES OF THE BODY
The body is three-The body is three-
dimensional, so it hasdimensional, so it has
threethree imaginaryimaginary planesplanes
(sections ) that lie at(sections ) that lie at
right angles to oneright angles to one
anotheranother..
11..Median sagittalMedian sagittal..
22..CoronalCoronal..
33..HorizontalHorizontal
(Transverse(Transverse(.(.

4. MEDIAN SAGITTAL PLANEMEDIAN SAGITTAL PLANE
It is aIt is a VerticalVertical
planeplane..
It passes throughIt passes through
thethe CenterCenter of theof the
bodybody..
ItIt dividesdivides thethe
body intobody into EqualEqual
rightright andand leftleft
halveshalves..

5. PARAMEDIAN PLANESPARAMEDIAN PLANES
Situated on one orSituated on one or
the other side ofthe other side of
the median planethe median plane
and areand are ParallelParallel toto
itit..

6. CORONALCORONAL ((FRONTALFRONTAL)) PLANEPLANE
It is aIt is a VerticalVertical
planeplane..
It divides the bodyIt divides the body
intointo::
AnteriorAnterior andand
PosteriorPosterior partsparts..

7. HORIZONTALHORIZONTAL (TRANSVERSE )(TRANSVERSE )
PLANEPLANE
It is also calledIt is also called
Cross SectionCross Section..
It divides the bodyIt divides the body
intointo::
UpperUpper andand LowerLower
partsparts..

8. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
AnteriorAnterior : Front of the: Front of the
bodybody..
PosteriorPosterior : Back of the: Back of the
bodybody..
HANDHAND::
PalmarPalmar = Anterior= Anterior..
DorsalDorsal = Posterior= Posterior..
FOOTFOOT::
PlanterPlanter = Anterior= Anterior..
DorsalDorsal = Posterior= Posterior..

9. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
SupineSupine::
The body lies onThe body lies on
the backthe back..
ProneProne::
The face isThe face is
downwardsdownwards..

10. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
MedialMedial : Nearer to the: Nearer to the
median plane of themedian plane of the
bodybody..
LateralLateral : Away from: Away from
the median planethe median plane..
SuperiorSuperior (Above):(Above):
TToward the head endoward the head end
(upper) part of the(upper) part of the
bodybody..
InferiorInferior (Caudal)(Caudal) ::
Toward the lower partToward the lower part
of the bodyof the body..

11. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
Proximal :Proximal : Close toClose to
the origin of the bodythe origin of the body
part or the point ofpart or the point of
attachment of a limbattachment of a limb
to the body trunkto the body trunk..
Distal :Distal : Farther fromFarther from
the origin of a bodythe origin of a body
part or the point ofpart or the point of
attachment of a limbattachment of a limb
to the body trunkto the body trunk..

12. TERMS OF POSITIONTERMS OF POSITION
SuperficialSuperficial
((ExternalExternal)) ::
toward or at thetoward or at the
body surface or thebody surface or the
center of an organcenter of an organ
or a cavityor a cavity..
DeepDeep ((InternalInternal):):
away from theaway from the
body surface or thebody surface or the
center ofcenter of