Anatomical Position Essay

- Anatomical Position
– standard reference position
– body upright (supine), palms forward, eyes ahead, feet together and forward
– structural relationships are always made as if the body is in the anatomical position
Fundamental position
- more comfortable, only difference is rotation of shoulder

Anatomical/Cardinal planes – separates parts of the body according to body polarities
• coronal/frontal plane
• horizontal/transverse plane
Median plane (midsagittal) – the vertical plane passing longitudinally through the body, dividing the body into right and left halves
Sagittal Plane – vertical planes passing through the body parallel to the median plane
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CASE STUDY: 16 year old male who played with gun shot wound to right forearm