EASY TRICKS for Anatomical Body Planes and Sections [Direction/Position]
Summary
TLDRThis educational video introduces the concept of anatomical position and body planes, essential for understanding human anatomy. It explains the standard anatomical position and clarifies the difference between body planes and sections. The script uses mnemonic devices like 'SCT' for sagittal, coronal, and transverse planes, and provides visual examples to distinguish between them. The video aims to simplify complex anatomical concepts, making them accessible for viewers interested in medical and scientific topics.
Takeaways
- 🧍 The standard anatomical position is an upright standing pose with arms at sides and palms forward, providing a universal reference for anatomy.
- 👁 When in anatomical position, 'right' and 'left' refer to the patient's sides, not the observer's perspective.
- ✂️ Body planes are imaginary lines that divide the body into sections for different views, aiding in the description of anatomical structures.
- 📏 The three main body planes are sagittal, coronal, and transverse, remembered by the abbreviation 'SCT'.
- 🟢 The sagittal plane divides the body into right and left sections, with the midsagittal plane being the exact middle.
- 🔵 The coronal plane, also known as the frontal plane, divides the body into front and back sections.
- 🟡 The transverse plane, or axial plane, divides the body into top and bottom sections, providing a top view of the body.
- 🤔 Longitudinal planes run perpendicular to the transverse plane, including both the sagittal and coronal planes.
- 💭 Oblique planes are any planes that are not horizontal or vertical, running at various angles through the body.
- 🗝️ The prefixes 'para-' and 'trans-' are associated with specific types of planes, indicating 'beside' and 'across' respectively.
- 📚 Understanding these planes and sections is crucial for describing the location and direction of anatomical features in medical studies.
Q & A
What is the standard anatomical position?
-The standard anatomical position is a body orientation used to describe anatomical planes, sections, and directional terms. It involves standing upright with the head and eyes directed straight ahead, upper limbs hanging down at the sides with palms facing forward, and lower limbs together with feet flat on the ground facing forward.
Why is the standard anatomical position important?
-The standard anatomical position is important because it provides a universal and consistent way of discussing anatomy, creating clear reference points when describing anatomical positions or using anatomical terms.
What is the difference between body planes and body sections?
-Body planes are imaginary lines drawn through an upright body in anatomical position that divide the body into sections or portions. Body sections, on the other hand, are the portions of the body created by the cut from the plane.
How many main body planes are there and what are they?
-There are three main body planes: the sagittal plane, the coronal plane, and the transverse plane.
What does the abbreviation 'SCT' stand for and how does it help in remembering the main body planes?
-The abbreviation 'SCT' stands for Sagittal, Coronal, and Transverse planes. It helps in remembering the order and the names of the three main body planes.
What is the midsagittal plane and how is it different from a parasagittal plane?
-The midsagittal plane is a specific sagittal plane that runs through the midline of the body, dividing it into equal right and left portions. It is also known as the median plane. A parasagittal plane, however, is any off-center sagittal plane that divides the body into unequal right and left portions and runs parallel to the midsagittal plane.
How can the terms 'sagittal' and 'side view' help in remembering the sagittal plane?
-The terms 'sagittal' and 'side view' both start with the letter 'S', which can help in remembering that when a cut is made through the sagittal plane, it provides a side view of the body.
What is the coronal plane and how does it divide the body?
-The coronal plane, also known as the frontal plane, is a vertical plane that runs from top to bottom and right to left, dividing the body into a front section and a back section.
What is the transverse plane and how does it provide a top view of the body?
-The transverse plane, also known as the axial or horizontal plane, is a horizontal line that runs from right to left and front to back, dividing the body into a top section and a bottom section, thus providing a top view of the body.
What are longitudinal planes and how are they related to the transverse plane?
-Longitudinal planes are any planes that are perpendicular to the transverse plane. Both the sagittal and coronal planes run perpendicular to the transverse plane, making them examples of longitudinal planes.
What is an oblique plane and how does it differ from the major body planes?
-An oblique plane is any plane that is not horizontal or vertical, meaning it does not fall into the categories of sagittal, coronal, or transverse planes. It can run at any angle through the body as long as it is not aligned with the major planes.
Outlines
🧍 Introduction to Anatomical Position and Body Planes
This paragraph introduces the concept of the anatomical position, which is a standardized body orientation used to describe anatomical planes and sections, as well as directional terms. The anatomical position is depicted through an image of a man standing upright with specific alignments of limbs and hands. It emphasizes the importance of this position in providing a universal reference for anatomical discussions. The paragraph also distinguishes between body planes and sections, explaining that planes are imaginary lines that divide the body into sections, allowing for the description of anatomical structures from different views.
🔍 Exploring Major Body Planes and Sections
This paragraph delves into the specifics of the three main body planes: sagittal, coronal, and transverse, using the acronym 'SCT' to aid memorization. The sagittal plane is described as a vertical division creating right and left sections, with the midsagittal plane being the central line splitting the body into equal halves. The coronal plane, also known as the frontal plane, is another vertical division that separates the body into front and back sections. Lastly, the transverse plane, or axial plane, is a horizontal division that cuts the body into top and bottom sections. The paragraph also explains how these planes provide different views of the body and mentions additional planes such as longitudinal and oblique, which run perpendicular to the transverse plane or at angles not aligned with the major planes, respectively.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Anatomical Position
💡Body Planes
💡Sections
💡Sagittal Plane
💡Coronal Plane
💡Transverse Plane
💡Longitudinal Plane
💡Oblique Plane
💡Anatomical Directional Terms
💡Midsagittal Plane
💡Parasagittal Plane
Highlights
Introduction to the channel focusing on simplifying medical and science topics.
Explanation of the anatomical position and its importance in describing anatomical planes, sections, and directional terms.
Illustration of the standard anatomical position with a picture of a man standing upright.
Clarification of the distinction between the patient's right/left and the observer's perspective when in anatomical position.
Definition and explanation of body planes as imaginary lines dividing the body into sections.
Introduction of the concept of body sections created by the cuts from body planes.
Mnemonic 'SCT' to remember the three main body planes: sagittal, coronal, and transverse.
Description of the sagittal plane, dividing the body into right and left sections, with the midsagittal plane being the exact midline.
Midsagittal plane mnemonic using the word 'mid', 'median', and 'middle'.
Explanation of parasagittal planes as off-center sagittal planes dividing the body into unequal portions.
Coronal plane description, dividing the body into front and back sections, also known as the frontal plane.
Mnemonic for the coronal plane using the term 'frontal' to remember the front view it provides.
Introduction of the transverse plane, dividing the body into top and bottom sections, also known as the axial or horizontal plane.
Mnemonic for the transverse plane using the shape 'T' and 'V' and the prefix 'trans' to remember its horizontal nature.
Discussion of additional planes such as longitudinal and oblique planes and their relationship to the main body planes.
Mnemonic for longitudinal planes using the globe's longitudinal lines to remember their vertical orientation.
Mnemonic for oblique planes using the word 'odd' and the prefix 'oblique' to remember their angled orientation.
Conclusion summarizing the importance of understanding anatomical position, planes, and sections for medical and scientific study.
Transcripts
Welcome back to the channel where medical and science topics are made easy.
Today we’re going to talk about the anatomical position, along with body planes and sections.
You’re going to learn several tricks that will help you remember the different
planes and sections of the body, so make sure to watch until the end.
You’ll also want to hit that subscribe button because the next video is on anatomy
directional terms which will take what we learn today and show you how it’s used.
Finally, make sure to turn on the captions down below and read along.
This will help you remember everything.
In order to understand the different body planes
we need to learn what the standard anatomical position is.
The standard anatomical position refers to the body orientation used to describe things like
anatomical planes or sections which we are going to talk about in this video
as well as anatomical directional terms which we’ll talk about in the next video.
It basically provides a universal, consistent way of discussing anatomy
and it creates clear reference points when describing anatomical
positions or using anatomical terms.
We can use the picture of the man to illustrate the standard anatomical position.
The correct position is standing upright,
with the head and eyes directed straight ahead.
The upper limbs are hanging down at the sides,
and slightly away from the trunk so the hands are not touching the sides.
The palms are facing forward,
and the thumbs are pointing away from the body.
The lower limbs are together,
and the feet are flat on the ground facing forward.
When someone is in the anatomical position, right and left refer to the patient’s right and left side
and not as if you were looking at the patient.
In other words, if you were looking at the patient their right side will be your left side
and their left side will be your right side as indicated by the labels “R” and “L” on the screen.
Now that we have a good understanding of the anatomical position,
let’s talk about the different planes of the body.
The terms body planes and sections are often used interchangeably
but they actually have different definitions, so let’s take a look at them.
First, what is a body plane?
Body planes are imaginary lines drawn through an upright body that's in anatomical position.
The major planes or imaginary lines can run vertically or horizontally.
And they divide the body into sections or portions.
For example, the planes might divide the body into right and left sections,
upper and lower sections, or front and back sections depending on the direction of the cut.
The body planes provide different views or sections of the body,
which then allows us to describe the location or direction of anatomical structures or features.
Now that we know what body planes are, how about body sections?
Well, we hinted to it earlier.
Sections are the portions of the body created by the cut from the plane.
So again that could be right and left sections, upper and lower sections,
or front and back sections depending on the slice of the plane.
The simple way to think about the terms is the plane is the
imaginary line that cuts the body into sections,
and this allows us to look at different views of the body depending on the direction of the cut.
Let's go through the major body planes and take a look at some example sections
and all of this will begin to make sense.
There are 3 main body planes and then a couple minor ones we’re going to talk about at the end.
A simple trick to remember the 3 main body planes is to
take the word section, since we’re talking about body planes and sections, and abbreviate it "SCT".
This will help you remember sagittal, coronal, and transverse.
The sagittal plane is the green cut labeled “S” on the image, the coronal plane is the
blue cut labeled “C”, and the transverse plane is the yellow cut labeled “T”.
If we use the abbreviation SCT, you can also remember the first 2 are vertical planes which
are sagittal and coronal, and the last one is a horizontal plane which is the transverse.
We’re now going to talk about each plane starting with the sagittal plane.
As we mentioned earlier,
the sagittal plane is one of the vertical planes.
It's an imaginary line that runs from top to bottom and front to back.
It divides the body into a right section and a left section.
The midsagittal plane is the specific sagittal plane that runs through exactly
the midline of the body and it divides the body into equal right and left portions.
It is also known as the median plane.
Mid, median, and middle all start with the letter "M"
and this can help you remember the midsagittal plane runs right down the middle or midline of the body.
The pictures on your screen are examples of a midsagittal plane.
A parasagittal plane is any of the sagittal planes off-center
and it divides the body into unequal right and left portions.
Parasagittal planes run parallel or alongside the midsagittal plane
but are not in the midline as we can see in the new picture.
Remember in our medical prefix video we said that the prefix “para”
means alongside, beside, or nearby.
So it makes sense that the parasagittal plane
is a sagittal plane that runs alongside the midsagittal plane.
An easy way to remember which plane is the sagittal plane is to think of
sagittal and side view. They both start with the letter “S”.
And when you make a cut through the sagittal plane, you are looking at a side view of the body.
Let’s take a look at some examples to make sure we understand this.
If we take the picture of the man
and make a cut through the midsagittal plane,
and then spin the right and left sections that we just cut,
you can see we are looking at a side view of the body.
In other words, these are examples of sagittal sections that were cut through the sagittal plane.
You might also remember from the video on cranial bones and sutures
that there is a suture called the sagittal suture.
It gets its name because the sagittal suture runs from front to back in the sagittal plane.
It is where the right and left parietal bones of the skull meet.
So this could help you remember the sagittal plane as well.
Moving on to the coronal plane,
this is the “C” in our abbreviation SCT which helps us remember the 3 major planes of the body.
The coronal plane is also called the frontal plane.
And as we mentioned earlier, it’s also a vertical line.
The imaginary line runs from top to bottom and right to left.
It divides the body into a front section and a back section.
The easy way to remember the frontal plane is to again use the name. The frontal plane
will give you a front view of the body as it divides the body into front and back portions.
And just to review, remember the sagittal plane will give you a side view of the body
and they both start with the letter “S”.
You might also remember from the video on cranial bones and sutures
that there is a suture called the coronal suture.
It gets its name because the coronal suture runs from right to left in the coronal plane.
It is where the frontal and parietal bones of the skull meet.
And this could help you remember the coronal plane as well.
Finally we have the transverse plane, which is the “T” in our abbreviation
SCT to help us remember the 3 major planes of the body.
The transverse plane is also called the axial plane or horizontal plane
which makes sense because it is a horizontal line.
You can remember the “X” in axial to help you remember the transverse
plane runs along the “X” axis which is the horizontal axis.
The transverse plane runs from right to left and front to back.
And it divides the body into a top section and a bottom section.
The easy way to remember the transverse plane is to again use the name. The transverse plane
will give you a top view of the body as it divides the body into upper and lower portions.
And just to review the frontal plane will give you a front view of the body.
And the sagittal plane will give you a side view of the body.
Here are a couple more tricks to remember the transverse plane.
If you divide the body into a top and bottom section using a transverse plane,
you will be left with an upper body shaped like a “T”
and a lower body shaped like an upside down “V”
and the T and V can help you remember transverse.
We also learned in our medical prefix video that the prefix “trans” means across.
And finally, we said the transverse plane is also called the horizontal plane.
You can think of the horizon for horizontal plane
and this will help you remember that it goes across horizontally.
There are a couple other planes you might hear about.
The first term is a longitudinal plane.
A longitudinal plane is any plane that is perpendicular to the transverse plane.
We can see in our diagram that the sagittal and coronal planes
run perpendicular to the transverse plane.
Therefore, both the coronal and sagittal planes are examples of longitudinal planes.
A simple trick to remember longitudinal planes is to think of the globe’s
longitudinal lines that run up and down and this will help you remember
the longitudinal planes run vertically or perpendicular to the transverse plane.
Finally, you might also hear of planes that are oblique.
An oblique plane is any plane that is not horizontal or vertical.
In other words, an oblique plane is any plane that is not in any of the sagittal,
coronal, or transverse planes.
They can run at any angle through the body as long as they are not horizontal or vertical
as that would mean that they are one of the other major planes.
You can think of your oblique muscles that travel at an angle.
Or you can think of oblique and odd, which both start with the letter “O”
and this can help you remember oblique planes are odd and travel at strange angles.
Hopefully this helped you better understand the anatomical position
along with body planes and sections.
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