Anatomical Position Feet together, forward & slightly turned out Eyes forward and horizontal with the top of the ears Arms at side - no bones crossed Palms facing upward (supine position) Frankfort Plane (1884) for determining anatomical position of the head. The inferior orbit of the eye is in In direct line with the external acoustic meatus (the opening of ear into the skull) Anatomical position of the Head Radius Ulna Supination Pronation Ulna Radius Anatomical Planes Sagittal Parasagittal LateralMedial Coronal or Frontal Oblique Transverse or Axial Anatomical Direction Superior Inferior Right Left Midline Medial Lateral Proximal Distal Anterior Posterior Superior or Cranial Inferior or Caudal Cephalic Cervical Thoracic Abdominal Pubic Femoral Crural Tarsal Plantar Supination Palmar surface Pronation Dorsal surface Plantar surface of foot Dorsal surface of foot Inferior margin of the scapula Distal third of the humerus Medial Margin of the scapula Proximal third of the radius