This example asks us which image represents correct anatomical position and if the body is not in anatomical position to identify why it isn't. So just a quick reminder, anatomical position is standing upright, feet shoulder width apart, looking forward, arms by the side. Then the only thing to really remember about it is that those palms are rotated, so you can see the palms, the inside of the elbow, and so the thumb is facing outward away from the body. So with that in mind, let's look and see what we see. Alright.
A) Take a look and see if you see anything that means it's not in anatomical position. Alright. When I look at it right away, I see the head. The head is off to the side. That is not anatomical position, so I'm going to mark that right away. And I'm going to say A is definitely not in anatomical position. But let's just look at those other things that I always look for. I always look for the palms. Those palms are visible. Inside of the elbow is visible. That's good. And the feet. The feet are facing forward, shoulder-width apart. So everything else about this looks good, but that head to the side means that it's definitely not in anatomical position. Alright.
B) Take a look at B and see if you see anything. Alright. B, I see that the head is facing forward. The palms are forward. The feet are forward. Shoulder-width apart. This looks like a very good example of anatomical position to me, so I'm going to give it the big old green checkmark. I think that looks good. Alright.
C) Take a look at C and see if you see anything. All right. When I look at C, the first thing that jumps out at me is those hands. That's what I always think about for anatomical position. That's the one thing I said that's a little bit unnatural sometimes about anatomical position is the palms are facing forward. These palms are facing next to them, facing in sort of a more natural position, so I'm going to mark those as definitely not in anatomical position. The other things I look for: the head looks alright, and then I look down at the feet. Oh, and I notice something else here, right? Those feet aren't facing forward. They're sort of facing outwards in more of a ballet first position. So that's definitely not anatomical position. I'm going to mark that as well. And so C is not in anatomical position because of the hands and the feet. So to review, A and C are not in anatomical position for the reasons we've marked. B looks like a very good example of anatomical position.
