1.1.3 - 1.1.5 - types of bones/anatomical position

Question 1

State the four types of bones

Answer 1

Long, short, flat, irregular

Question 2

What does anatomical position mean?

Answer 2

It refers to the position of the body when standing upright, facing forward, with arms hanging down and palms facing forward

Question 3

What does inferior mean?

Answer 3

below or further away from the head

Question 4

What does superior mean?

Answer 4

above or nearer to the head

Question 5

What does proximal mean?

Answer 5

nearer to where a limb attaches to the body

Question 6

What does distal mean?

Answer 6

further away from where a limb attaches to the body

Question 7

What does posterior mean?

Answer 7

behind or nearer to the back

Question 8

What does anterior mean?

Answer 8

in front of or nearer to the front

Question 9

What does internal mean?

Answer 9

inside the body

Question 10

What does external mean?

Answer 10

outside the body

Question 11

What does lateral mean?

Answer 11

further away from the midline of the body

Question 12

DRAW A DIAGRAM OF THE STRUCTURE OF A

Answer 12

LONG BONE

Question 13

What does medial mean?

Answer 13

Closer to the midline of the body