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Anatomical Positions, Planes vs Sections, & Cavities (#4)
Anatomical positions are very important when it comes to defining the body in detail. There are many ways to refer to anatomical positions. The front of a person is know as anterior, the back is posterior, the top of the head is superior, lower portion at the feet is inferior, the sides of a person body is referred to as lateral, and the inner sides are known as medial. Anatomical positions make it easier to get work done in the medical field. Anatomical positions make it easier for the workers to understand each other more precisely.
Body planes is a medical term used to divide the body into sections. There are 3 very common planes called transverse, sagittal, and coronal. The sagittal plane divides the body into left and right sides, The coronal plane divides the body into back and front portions, and transverse plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions (1.4D: Body Planes and Sections, 2020).
A body cavity is any fluid-filled space where internal organs develop that is located between the skin and the outer lining of the gut cavity (1.4D: Body Planes and Sections, 2020). The three most common body cavity consist of abdominoplevic cavity, dorsal cavity, and thoracic cavity. The digestive and reproductive system are found in the abdominopelvic cavity, The brain and spinal cord are within the dorsal cavity, and the heart and the lungs are found in the thoracic cavity (1.4D: Body Planes and Sections, 2020).
Working in the medical field I have learned the importance of medical term when having to describe certain positions and organ locations. The terms for body positions, body planes, body sections, and body cavities make it easier for workers to coexist under one roof to provide exceptional care for our patients. Without precise communication in the medical field there would be many unnecessary life-threatening mistakes. When everyone can speak the same language and understand each other in the medical field with these simple terms then there is less room for errors. For example, stating a procedure of the left big toe more precisely by saying “Left first great toe anteriorly”. This helps ensures no mistakes can take place.
Reference
Medicine LibreTexts. 2020. 1.4D: Body Planes And Sections. [online] Available at: <https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anatomy_and_Physiology/Book%3A_Anatomy_and_Physiology_(Boundless)/1%3A_Introduction_to_Anatomy_and_Physiology/1.4%3A_Mapping_the_Body/1.4D%3A_Body_Planes_and_Sections> [Accessed 28 October 2020].
