Human Body Care Evidence 1
Human Body Care - Evidence 1 Diego Aviña 1. Anatomical Terms Anatomy is the science that studies body structures and the relationships among them. In the anatomical position, the person stands erect, facing the observer, with the head level and the eyes facing forward. The feet are flat on the floor and directed forward, and the arms are hanging at the sides, with the palms facing forward. We can use two terms to describe a body that is lying down: the prone position is when the body is lying face down, and the supine position is when the body is lying face up. The human body can be divided into several major regions that can be identified externally, and they include the head, neck, trunk, upper limbs and lower limbs. Directional terms are words that describe the position of one body part relative to another, and they are used to locate various body structures: Superior: Toward the head or upp...