Misc.
Sub-Specializations
Directions
Directions
Planes of reference
100

The study of the STRUCTURE of an organism; the structure of body parts

Anatomy

100

Studies body parts without a microscope

Gross Anatomy

100

1. _____ above, farther from the ground

2. _____ below, closer to the ground

1. Superior

2. Inferior

100

1. On or near the surface

2. Further from or below the surface

1. Superficial

2. Deep

100

divides the body into right and left sections

Sagittal/ longitudinal/ medial plane

200

The FUNCTION of the body parts; what they do and how they do it.

Physiology

200

Studies body part WITH a microscope

Microscopic Anatomy

200

1. Front surface of the body 

2. Toward the back 

1. Anterior

2. Posterior

200

1. On opposite sides; against

2. On the same side

1. Contralateral

2. Ipsilateral

200

divides body into upper and lower sections

transverse/ cross plane

300

Body erect with palms/ arms/ hands/ face forward

Anatomical Position

300

Studies growth and development from conception to adulthood

Developmental Anatomy

300

1. The side; away from midline

2. Towards the middle

1. Lateral

2. Medial


300

1. Body horizontal with face down

2. Body horizontal with face up, on the back

1. Prone

2. Supine

300

divides body into front and back portions

coronal/ frontal plane

400

Division of skeletal system: 

Head/ Trunk; Spinal cord is axis

Axial Skeleton

400

Studies changes in body parts due to disease

Pathological Anatomy

400

1. Toward the root or attachment point

2. Away from the midline

1. Proximal

2. Distal

400

1. Bending at a joint

2. Straightening out a joint

1. Flexion

2. Extension

400

passes at an angle between transverse and coronal

oblique plane

500

Division of skeletal system: 

Lower limbs and upper limbs

The appendicular skeleton

500

The study of disordered or diseased speech & language processes

Speech-Langauge Pathology

500

1. Pertaining to the back 

2. Pertaining to the belly

1. Dorsal 

2. Ventral

500

1. Sole of foot 

2. Palm of hand

1. Plantar

2. Palmer

500

divides the body into right and left halves

midsagittal or medial

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