Ventral/Dorsal–Equivalent to belly-side and back-side of a body in anatomical position.A feature that is posterior to another is closer to the back of the body when the body is in anatomical position. A structure that is anterior to another is closer to the front of the body when the body is in anatomical position. Anterior/Posterior–Equivalent to the front and back of a body in anatomical position.A feature that is lateral to another is farther away from the midline of the trunk. A structure that medial to another is closer to the midline of the body’s trunk. Used with respect to the midline of the trunk of a body in anatomical position. Medial/Lateral–Equivalent to towards the middle or towards the edge.Less precisely but still occasionally used in the trunk of the body itself to indicate whether something is closer to (proximal) or farther away from (distal) something else. A structure that is distal to something else is farther away from the limb’s point of attachment. A feature that is proximal to something else is closer to the limb’s point of attachment to the trunk. Usually used to orient the positions of structures and features along the limbs with respect to the trunk of the body. Proximal/Distal–Equivalent to near and far.A feature that is inferior to another is below the second feature when the body is in anatomical position. The structure that is superior to another is above the second structure when the body is in anatomical position. Superior/Inferior–Equivalent to above and below when moving along the long axis of a body in anatomical position.Each term is used to orient a first structure or feature with respect to the position of a second structure or feature.
The following pairs of terms are used to make comparisons.
That's all for now.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.
#Anatomical position how to#
Now knowing what motions the arms make, we can determine what muscles are involved and then how to prepare for the pose. This one is much harder to see if you don't take it back to anatomical position! If you break down the action of each arm, you will see that it takes all of those motions to move each arm from anatomical position to it's final location. The upper arm has been taken into flexion, abduction and external rotation in order to get into final position while the lower arm goes through extension, adduction and internal rotation. In a more complex example, let's look at the arms in Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose). If you don't remember what flexion and abduction are, stay tuned for the next post, Anatomy Language: Part II, and we'll review! This is fairly easy to see even without going back to anatomical position. If how to name a movement gets confusing, just think, "If I were to make the same movement, or activate the same muscles while in anatomical position, what would the movement be called?" For example in Virabhadrasana II the front knee has been flexed and abducted from anatomical position to get into the pose, and the back thigh has been abducted. It is basically standing up straight with toes and palms pointing forward.ĭetermining how one part of the body is moving can get confusing when there are multiple parts moving or the body is oriented in a different way. Anatomical position is very similar to standing in Tadasana (Mountain Pose). Whenever we talk about a movement (flexion, extension, abduction, etc), we are assuming that the movement started from this position. Anatomical position is important to us because this is where it all starts.
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