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WOUND CARE
ANATOMY
TERMINOLOGY, LANDMARKS & GOOD TO KNOW
STUFF
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 .
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
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
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
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
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)
SURFACE ANATOMY
• ABDOMEN
SURFACE ANATOMY
• ABDOMEN
• SECOND METHOD IS USED FOR
SPECIFIC LOCALIZATION
• INCLUDES
• EPIGASTRIC
• UMBILICAL
• HYPOGASTRIC
• R/L HYPOCHONDRIAC
• R/L LUMBAR
• R/L ILIAC
SURFACE ANATOMY
• ABDOMEN
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
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

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Wound Care Anatomy

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