- anatomical position
- anatomical position n the normal position of the human body when active
Medical dictionary. 2011.
anatomical position
Look at other dictionaries:
anatomical position — the internationally accepted body position for anatomical descriptions, such that any part of the body can be related to any other part of it. A person in the anatomical position stands erect, the arms hanging by the sides with the palms facing… … The new mediacal dictionary
anatomical position — noun : the normal position of activity the upright posture is man s anatomical position … Useful english dictionary
anatomical position — noun The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in description of … Wiktionary
Anatomical terms of location — Standard anatomical terms of location are employed in science which deal with the anatomy of animals to avoid ambiguities which might otherwise arise. They are not language specific, and thus require no translation. They are universal terms that… … Wikipedia
Anatomical terms of motion — The movement of body structures is accomplished by the contraction of muscles. Muscles may move parts of the skeleton relatively to each other, or may move parts of internal organs relatively to each other. All such movements are classified by… … Wikipedia
Anatomical snuff box — Infobox Anatomy Name = Anatomical snuff box Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = anatomical snuff box Caption2 = The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the back of the wrist. (Anatomical snuff box not labeled, but visible at right.) MapPos =… … Wikipedia
anatomic position — anatomical position the position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in … Medical dictionary
Human anatomical terms — make up a distinct nomenclature to describe areas of the body, to provide orientation when describing parts of human anatomy, cite web | url=http://www.bartleby.com/107/1.html| title= Introduction page, Anatomy of the Human Body . Henry Gray.… … Wikipedia
List of anatomical topics — This page aims to list articles related to anatomy. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that shouldn t be here but is), please update the page accordingly. NOTOC A… … Wikipedia
Supine position — The supine position is a position of the body; lying down with the face up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down. When used in surgical procedures, it allows access to the peritoneal, thoracic and pericardial regions; as well as… … Wikipedia
