Anatomic Relationship Terms

Question 1

Front of body

Answer 1

Anterior/ventral

Question 2

Back of the body

Answer 2

Posterior/dorsal/Notal

Question 3

Parts away from the head of the body

Answer 3

Caudad

Question 4

Parts toward the head of the body

Answer 4

Cephalad

Question 5

Near the head or situated above

Answer 5

Superior

Question 6

Near the foot or situated below

Answer 6

Inferior

Question 7

Mid area or main part of the organ

Answer 7

Central

Question 8

Parts at or near the surface, edge or outside of the body

Answer 8

Peripheral

Question 9

Parts toward the median plane or toward the middle of the body

Answer 9

Medial

Question 10

Parts away from the median plane or away from the middle part of the body

Answer 10

Lateral

Question 11

Parts nearest the point of attachment/origin

Answer 11

Proximal

Question 12

Parts farthest from the point of attachment/origin

Answer 12

Distal

Question 13

Parts outside of an organ/body

Answer 13

External

Question 14

Parts inside of an organ/body

Answer 14

Internal

Question 15

Parts near the skin or surface

Answer 15

Superficial

Question 16

Parts far from the surface

Answer 16

Deep

Question 17

Wall or lining of a body cavity

Answer 17

Parietal

Question 18

Covering of an organ

Answer 18

Visceral

Question 19

Parts on the same side of the body

Answer 19

Ipsilateral

Question 20

Parts on the opposite side of the body

Answer 20

Contralateral

Question 21

Palm of the hand

Answer 21

Palmar

Question 22

Back or posterior surface of the hand

Answer 22

Dorsum

Question 23

Sole of the foot

Answer 23

Plantar

Question 24

Top or anterior surface of the foot

Answer 24

Dorsum

Question 25

Flexion towards the dorsum

Answer 25

Dorsiflexion

Question 26

Flexion towards the plantar

Answer 26

Plantar flexion

Question 27

Supine position with head lower than feet

Answer 27

Trendelenburg

Question 28

Supine position with head higher than feet

Answer 28

Fowlers position

Question 29

A recumbent position with the patient lying on the left anterior side (semiprone) and the right knee and thigh partially flexed

Answer 29

Sims

Question 30

A supine position with knees and hip flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally

Answer 30

Lithotomy position

Question 31

Always named according to the side closest to the IR

Answer 31

Lateral

Question 32

Achieved when the entire body is rotated so that the coronal plane is not parallel with the radiographic table or IR

Answer 32

Oblique

Question 33

Indicates that the patient is lying down
CR horizontal and parallel with the floor

Used to demonstrate air-fluid levels or free-air in the chest and abdomen

Answer 33

Decubitus

Question 34

In this position, a horizontal central ray provides an AP projection

Answer 34

Left lateral decubitus

Question 35

radiographic position with one side of the body next to IR. The horizontal central ray provides a lateral projection.

Answer 35

Dorsal decubitus