Terms that indicate direction make no sense if you're looking at the body the wrong way.
50+ Anatomy Terms Of Direction. Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans. To be able to direct others to specific anatomical structures, or to find structures based on someone else's directions, it is useful to have specific pairs of terms that allow you to orient your search with respect to the location of another, known structures.
Ultimately communicating using anatomical terms makes it easy to communicate description of body areas regardless of the individual's position. This lesson reviews anatomical position, anatomical terminology, planes of orientation, and movements of the body. Contains terms of direction, movement and basic regional … anatomical position:
Let's begin by making sure we understand the words.
Directions, body planes, and relations. Anatomical terminology, orientation, and movement. Success in anatomy and the medical field requires the ability to precisely describe locations of structures in the body. Anatomical terms used to describe the position and relation between various structures.