Chapter 5: The Human Body-Planes, Directional, and Movement Terms and Anatomical Positions Worksheet

The superficial landmarks of the body that serve as guides to the structures that lie beneath them.
The position of reference in which the patient stands facing you, arms at the side, with the palms of the hands forward.
An imaginary plane where the body is cut into front and back parts.
An imaginary line where the body is cut into top and bottom parts.
An imaginary line where the body is cut into left and right parts.
An imaginary vertical line drawn from the middle of the forehead through the nose and the umbilicus to the floor creating equal halves.
The part of the body or any body part nearer to the head. Used as a comparative term.
The part of the body or any body part nearer to the feet. Used as a comparative term.
Parts of the body that lie further away from the midline.
Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline.
Parts of the body that are closer to the torso. Used as a comparative term for the extremities.
Parts of the body that are farther from the torso. Used as a comparative term for the extremities.
Closer to or on the skin.
Farther inside the body and away from the skin.
The anterior or belly side of the body.
Posterior or spinal side of the body.
The front of the hand.
The bottom of the foot.
The bending of a joint.
The straightening of a joint.
Motion toward the midline.
Motion away from the midline.
A body part that appears on both sides of the midline.
A body part that appears on only one side of the midline.
The sections of the abdominal cavity.