Anatomical Orientation - Lecture 4

Question 1

What is the Standard Anatomical Position?

Answer 1

1. Standing (or on back)
2. Feet together
3. Palms facing forward
4. Looking forward

Question 2

Why is the Standard Anatomical Position set up the way it is?

Answer 2

to uncross the bones in the arms and legs

Question 3

What are the two main groups of the Cranial Skeleton?

Answer 3

crania and the mandible

Question 4

Why is the Cranial Skeleton separated from the Post-Cranial Skeleton?

Answer 4

because there are so many bones in the cranium

Question 5

What bones are included in the Post Cranial Skeleton?

Answer 5

everything not included in the Cranial Skeleton

Question 6

How many Planes of Reference are there? What are they?

Answer 6

1. Frontal (coronal) plane: dividing the body into front and back halves by the coronal suture
2. Sagittal plane: dividing the body into left and right halves by sagittal suture
3. Transverse (horizontal) plane: dividing the body into top and bottom halves by the hips

Question 7

What is the term Superior referring to?

Answer 7

towards the head

Question 8

What is the term Inferior referring to?

Answer 8

away from the head

Question 9

What is the term Anterior (Ventral) referring to?

Answer 9

front half of the body

Question 10

What is the term Posterior (Dorsal) referring to?

Answer 10

back half of the body

Question 11

What is the term Medial referring to?

Answer 11

towards the midline or the centre of the body

Question 12

What is the term Lateral referring to?

Answer 12

away from the midline of the body

Question 13

What is the term Proximal referring to?

Answer 13

towards the body (only referring to the appendicular skeleton or long bones)

Question 14

What is the term Distal referring to?

Answer 14

away from the body (only referring to the appendicular skeleton or long bones)