ANATOMICAL POSITIONS

Reading

Read

Seeley et al. (2005)
Chapter 1 The Human Organism

  • Terminology and the Body Plane
  • Directional terms
  • Planes

 

exercise

Text-entry exercise

Fill in the blanks to describe the anatomical position.
When body is standing , eyes looking , arms at the of the body and palms and toes directed .

Body Planes

In the study of anatomy, it is useful to visualise the body sectioned through various planes of reference.

exercise

Matching exercise

Match the body plane terms to the description.
Term
Description

Divides body into right and left parts

Divides body into equal halves

Divides body into superior and inferior parts

Divides the body into anterior and posterior
 

Reading

Read

Seeley et al. (2005)
Chapter 6 The Skeletal System – Bones and Joints

  • General Considerations of Bone Anatomy

 

exercise

Labelling exercise

While there are many labels provided by Seeley et al., you are only required to know those we mention. You are of course welcome to try and label all of the structures.

1. Skull

Label the following bones and joints: canal, crest, condyle, foramen, fossae, process, spine

2. Femur

Label: condyles, crest, epicondyles, head, trochanter

3. Humerus

Label: condyles, epicondyles, fossae, head, tubercle, tuberosity

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