Anatomical Language

Question 1

Transverse cut

Answer 1

A cut that separates body in a top and bottom half

Question 2

Deep

Answer 2

More inside the body (ex: heart)

Question 3

Superficial

Answer 3

More on surface of body (ex: skin on knuckles)

Question 4

Frontal cut

Answer 4

Cuts the body into a front and a back

Question 5

Cranial cavity

Answer 5

Where the brain goes

Question 6

Vertebral cavity

Answer 6

Where your spine is

Question 7

Thoracic cavity

Answer 7

Where your ribs and lungs are

Question 8

Abdominal cavity

Answer 8

Right under your thoracic cavity (where your ribs and lungs are)

Question 9

Pelvic cavity

Answer 9

Where your pelvis/hips are

Question 10

Median plane

Answer 10

Cut your body into a left and right

Question 11

What’s the difference between medial and sagittal planes?

Answer 11

Medial cuts the body into an even left and right, and sagittal cuts the body into an uneven left and right

Question 12

Anterior

Answer 12

Front of body

Question 13

Posterior

Answer 13

Back of body

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

Middle of the body

Question 15

Lateral

Answer 15

Further away from the middle of the body

Question 16

Proximal

Answer 16

(talking about limbs) closer to the trunk of the body

Question 17

Distal

Answer 17

(talking about limbs) further from the trunk of the body

Question 18

Ventral

Answer 18

Front of the body

Question 19

Dorsal

Answer 19

Back of the body