Anatomical, Directional, And Regional Terms

Question 1

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 1

Toward the front

Question 2

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 2

Toward the back

Question 3

Superior

Answer 3

Toward the head

Question 4

Inferior

Answer 4

Away from the head

Question 5

Medial

Answer 5

Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

Answer 6

Away from the midline of the body

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Proximal

Answer 7

Toward the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body

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Distal

Answer 8

Away from the attached end of the limb, origin of structure, or midline of the body

Question 9

Superficial

Answer 9

External; located close to or on the body surface

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Deep

Answer 10

Internal; located further beneath the body surface than the superficial structures

Question 11

Cervical

Answer 11

Regional term referring to the neck

Question 12

Thoracic

Answer 12

Regional term referring to the portion of the body between the neck and abdomen; also known as chest (thorax)

Question 13

Lumbar

Answer 13

Regional term referring to the portion of the back between the abdomen and the pelvis

Question 14

Plantar

Answer 14

The sole or bottom of the feet

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Dorsal

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The top surface of the feet and hands

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Palmar

Answer 16

The anterior or ventral surface of the hands

Question 17

Sagittal plane

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A longitudinal (imaginary) line that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sections

Question 18

Frontal plane

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A longitudinal (imaginary) section that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts; lies at a right angle to the sagittal plane

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Transverse plane

Answer 19

Also known as the horizontal plane; an imaginary line that divides the body or any of its parts into superior and inferior sections