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The Organization of the Body

 

 Consider anatomical position

 

  1. Is the anatomical position standing, sitting or lying?

 

     2.  What is the position of the eyes?

 

     3.  Where are the arms positioned?

 

     4.  How are the palms facing?

 

     5.  How would you describe the position of the feet?

 

     6.  Which are closer together – knees or elbows?

 

     7.   Do the knuckles of the fingers face forward or backward?

 

     8.  Is the thumb of the right hand lateral or medial?

 

 

     9.  Describe the position of the elbow in relation to the shoulder? The wrist?

 

 

    10. Is the elbow on the anterior or posterior part of the body?

 

 

 

 

 

    11. Describe the position of the chin in relation to the following:

 

           Mouth

 

Neck

 

Chest

 

Forehead

 

     12. How would you describe the breast region in relation to the shoulder?

 

 

      13. Use three terms to locate the ears in relation to the chin

 

 

      14. Which toe is in a more lateral position than the others? Which is more     medial?

 

15. What structure in the midline is medial and inferior to the breasts and medial and superior to the inguinal region?

 

 

16.  Which is distal to the other, the ankle or the calf?

 

 

17. How would you describe the lumbar region in relation to the hip? The navel?

 

 

18. What structure is located distal to the wrist and lateral to the index finger?

 

19. What structure is located distal to the hip but proximal to the knee?

 

 

20. In what position is the spine relative to the following:

 

Head

 

Knees

 

Navel

 

Arms

 

 

21. Which plane divides midline structures, such as the nose, in half?

 

 

22. Which section would separate the lower portion of the legs from the body?

 

 

23. Which plane of section would provide two symmetrical halves? 

 

 

23.  Which plane would separate the anterior portion of the knees from the posterior portion?

 

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