Standard anatomical position Standard anatomical position is rigidly defined for human anatomy. In standard anatomical position, the human body is standing erect and at rest. Unlike the situation in other vertebrates, the limbs are placed in positions reminiscent of the supine position imposed on cadavers during autopsy. Therefore, the body has its feet together (or slightly separated), and its arms are rotated outward so that the palms are forward, and the thumbs are pointed away from the body (forearms supine). As well, the arms are usually moved slightly out from the body, so that the hands do not touch the sides. The positions
Anatomical fugitive sheet as Edward William Tuson's ""A supplement to myology"", (London 1828), Gustave Joseph Witkowski's ""Anatomie iconoclastique"" (Paris 1874-1876) and Étienne Rabaud's ""Anatomie élémentaire du corps humain"" (Paris 1900). More recently Jonathan Miller's pop-up book ""The human body"" (London 1983), employed the same principle. Anatomical fugitive sheet Anatomical fugitive sheets are illustrations of the human body specially created to display internal organs and structures. Hinged flaps enable the viewer to see a body as if in various stages of dissection. They appeared for the first time in the 16th century and became popular as instructional aids. The parts were labelled, making it