anatomical orientation

Question 1

what is the standard position

Answer 1

arms at side, palms facing forward and feet parallel and flat

Question 2

anterior

Answer 2

forward facing position
e.g chest anterior to buttocks

Question 3

posterior

Answer 3

backward facing position
e.g buttocks posterior to chest

Question 4

superior

Answer 4

towards head and upper body
e.g head superior to chest

Question 5

inferior

Answer 5

away from head/lower body
e.g stomach inferior to chest

Question 6

medial

Answer 6

towards midline
e.g nose is medial to the eyes

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

away from the midline
e.g ears are lateral to the eyes

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

closer to point of attachment
e.g shoulder proximal to elbow

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

further from the point of attachment
e.g wrist distal to the elbow

Question 10

superficial

Answer 10

towards/closer to the body surface
e.g skin superficial to muscles

Question 11

deep

Answer 11

away from the body surface
e.g muscles deep to skin

Question 12

what does sagittal plane divide into

Answer 12

left and right

Question 13

what does coronal divide into

Answer 13

anterior and posterior

Question 14

what does transverse divide into

Answer 14

superior and inferior

Question 15

fibrous joint

Answer 15

fixed/immovable
e.g skull sutures

Question 16

synovial joint

Answer 16

freely moveable e.g ball and socket elbow

Question 17

cartilaginous joint

Answer 17

slightly moveable