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Body Planes

Body Planes, Body Cavities, and
Muscle Movements
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Body Planes, Directions, and Cavities
• Directional terms developed for use in
describing human body
– Describe relationship of one body part to another
when the body is in anatomic position
– Facing forward, standing erect, arms at sides with
palms facing forward
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Body Planes
• Imaginary lines drawn through body at various
levels to separate body into sections
• Directional terms are created by body planes
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Body Cavities
• Spaces within body that contain vital organs
• Dorsal cavity
– Cranial/spinal
• Ventral cavities
– Thoracic/abdominal/pelvic
• Three small cavities
– Orbital/nasal/buccal
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Abdominal Regions
• Abdominal cavity is separated into regions or
sections because it is so large
• Quadrants
– RUQ
– LUQ
– RLQ
– LLQ
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Abdominal Regions
• Regions
– Epigastric
– Umbilical
– Hypogastric/pelvic
– Hypochondriac
– Lumbar
– Iliac or inguinal
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7:5 Muscular System
• Muscle actions
– Adduction
– Abduction
– Flexion
– Extension
– Rotation
– Circumduction
– Pronation
– Supination
– Dorsiflexion
– Plantar flexion
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Adduction and Abduction
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Flexion and Extension
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Rotation
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Circumduction
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Pronation and Supination
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Dorsiflexion and Plantar Flexion
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