1.5 anatomical terms

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

-body is erect
-feet slightly apart
-palms face forward
-thumbs point away from the body

Question 2

superior (cranial)

Answer 2

toward the head end or upper part of a structure of the body (above)

Question 3

inferior (caudal)

Answer 3

away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure of the body (below)

Question 4

anterior (ventral)

Answer 4

toward or at the front of the body (in front of)

Question 5

posterior (dorsal)

Answer 5

toward or at the back of the body (behind)

Question 6

medial

Answer 6

toward or at the midline of the body (on the inner side of)

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

away from the midline of the body (on the outer side of)

Question 8

intermediate

Answer 8

between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Question 9

proximal

Answer 9

closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 10

distal

Answer 10

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to a body trunk

Question 11

superficial (external)

Answer 11

toward the body surface

Question 12

deep (internal)

Answer 12

away from the body surface (more internal)

Question 13

axial part

Answer 13

-makes up the main axis of our body
-includes the head, neck, and trunk

Question 14

appendicular part

Answer 14

-consists of appendages/limbs, attached to the body’s axis

Question 15

regional terms

Answer 15

used to designate specific areas within major body divisions

Question 16

sectioned

Answer 16

cut

Question 17

plane

Answer 17

flat surface

Question 18

sagittal plane

Answer 18

vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts

Question 19

median/midsagittal plane

Answer 19

sagittal plane that lies exactly on the midline

Question 20

parasagittal plane

Answer 20

sagittal planes offset from the midline

Question 21

frontal/coronal planes

Answer 21

vertical division of the anterior and posterior parts

Question 22

tansverse/horizontal plane

Answer 22

-runs horizontally from right to left
-divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Question 23

oblique sections

Answer 23

cuts made diagonally between the horizonal and vertical planes