Physiotherapy Fun

  Components 1.Anterior- Front part of Body 2.Posterior- Back part of body 3.Superior- Refers to Head 4.Inferior- Refers to foot 5.Midline- Bilateral symmetry if a body is divisible into two equal halves left and right halves  6.Medial - Positions toward the midline 7.Lateral- Positions away from midline Reference is Elbow Joint in Upper limb  8.Proximal-Shoulder joint (upper part) 9.Distal- away from Elbow joint 10.Deep- furthest from surface 11.Superficial-Closest to the surface

  Components of Anatomical Position 1.Head is Erect Facing the observer 2. Eyes looking forward 3.Arms at the sides  4.Palm looking forward 5.Feet flat on the floor