Anatomy and Physiology | anatomical position
ForthoseofyouwhohavetakenanA&Pcourse(oraretakingonerightnow),youknowthatbeforeyougettolearningaboutthebodyyouneedtolearnhowtotalkaboutthebody.MostA&Pcoursesbeginwithpositionsanddirectionals.I’mgoingtogiveyoutherundown. Ifyouwanttolearnaboutplanesandcavities,checkoutparttwo.[1]Youcanalsodownloadallthiscontent(andmore!)inourfreePlanes&PositionseBook.[2] PositionIsEverything:AnatomicalPositionHowmanyofyouhaveusedourappsoratleastseenthemodelsandthought,“Boy,thatbodylooksawfullystiffi...
For those of you who have taken an A&P course (or are taking one right now), you know that before you get to learning about the body you need to learn how to talk about the body.
Most A&P courses begin with positions and directionals. I’m going to give you the rundown. If you want to learn about planes and cavities, check out part two.[1]
You can also download all this content (and more!) in our free Planes & Positions eBook.[2]
Position Is Everything: Anatomical PositionHow many of you have used our apps or at least seen the models and thought, “Boy, that body looks awfully stiff in that one position all the time”?
Which, okay, is true. But there’s a reason our 3D body models (I affectionately call them Brenda and Paul) look stiff as a board—it’s the position in which we study the body.
Anatomical position is the description of any region or part of the body in a specific stance. In the anatomical position, the body is upright, di...