Notes Directional Terms pg 8 Notes Directional Terms

Notes: Directional Terms (pg 8)

Notes: Directional Terms (pg 8) Anatomical Position: Standing upright, face and feet forward, arms at sides with palms facing forward

Body Cavities • Dorsal cavity: Contains brain and spinal cord

Body Cavities • Dorsal cavity: Contains brain and spinal cord • Ventral cavity: Contains thoracic (chest) cavity and abdominal cavity

Directions in the Body • Superior = Above (closer • Inferior = Below (closer to the head) to the feet)

Directions in the Body • Superior = Above (closer • Inferior = Below (closer to the head) to the feet) • Anterior = toward the • Posterior = toward the front (ventral) back (dorsal)

Directions in the Body • Superior = Above (closer • Inferior = Below (closer to the head) to the feet) • Anterior = toward the • Posterior = toward the front (ventral) back (dorsal) • Medial = near the • Lateral = near the side midline of the body

Directions in the Body • Superior = Above (closer to the head) • Anterior = toward the front (ventral) • Medial = near the midline of the body • Proximal = close to a point of attachment • Inferior = Below (closer to the feet) • Posterior = toward the back (dorsal) • Lateral = near the side of the body • Distal = far from a point of attachment

Directions in the Body • Superior = Above (closer to the head) • Anterior = toward the front (ventral) • Medial = near the midline of the body • Proximal = close to a point of attachment • Superficial = near the surface • Inferior = Below (closer to the feet) • Posterior = toward the back (dorsal) • Lateral = near the side of the body • Distal = far from a point of attachment • Deep = away from the surface

Using directional terms • Terms describe the position of a part relative to another part • Incorrect: The heart is superior • Correct: The heart is superior to the intestines

Partner Activity • One person will point to a body part. The other will say whether that part is: superior/inferior anterior/posterior lateral/medial Relative to the person’s eyes Then switch partners. Repeat for 5 body parts each

Output (pg 9) Describe the classroom using the directional terms (1 sentence per term) Example: The pencil sharpener is lateral to the desks

Planes (pg 8)

Planes • Sagittal plane: vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides

Planes • Sagittal plane: vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides • Transverse plane: horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions (cross section)

Planes • Sagittal plane: vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides • Transverse plane: horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions (cross section) • Frontal (coronal) plane: vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

Activity • Use the modeling clay to sculpt a small elephant (each person makes their own) • When finished, call me over to your table and show me the sagittal, transverse, and frontal planes