1. Anatomical Postions and Planes

Question 1

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 1

Toward the front of the body

Question 2

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 2

Toward the back of the body

Question 3

Medial

Answer 3

Toward the midline of the body

Question 4

Lateral

Answer 4

Toward the side of the body

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

Nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

Farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point

Question 7

Superior (cranial)

Answer 7

Above; toward the head

Question 8

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 8

Below; toward the lower end of ths pine

Question 9

Superficial (external)

Answer 9

Closer to the surface of the body

Question 10

Deep (internal)

Answer 10

Closer to the center of the body

Question 11

Supine

Answer 11

Lying face up

Question 12

Prone

Answer 12

Lying face down

Question 13

Anatomical position

Answer 13

An upright, face forward position with the arms by the side and palms facing forward. The feet are parallel and slightly apart.

Question 14

Sagittal

Answer 14

Cuts through the body from front to back, dividing the body into left and right sections

Question 15

Midsagittal

Answer 15

Cuts through the mid-line of the body from front to back and divides the body into equal rights and left sections

Question 16

Frontal (coronal)

Answer 16

Cuts at a right angle to the mid-line, from side to side, and divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections

Question 17

Transverse (horizontal, axial)

Answer 17

Cuts horizontally through the body and separates the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections