MRI: Anatomic Relationship & Body Movement Terminology - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome to today's lesson on anatomic relationship and body movement. This essential topic forms the foundation for understanding the anatomy and physiology of the body. In this video, we'll cover appropriate medical terminology related to the relationship of parts of the body in anatomic position and body movement and discuss ways technologists utilize anatomic relationship and body movement in imaging. Let's get started. Anatomic position is the reference position for all planes, surfaces, and directional terms. Anatomic position is an upright position with arms slightly abducted, hands by the sides, palms forward, feet together, head directed straight ahead. You'll want to remember that we will be using anatomic position as the assumed position to discuss anatomic relationships and body movement. The following are anatomic relationship terms that technologists should be familiar with.