Anatomical planes/terms

Question 1

What is the plane that separates the anterior/posterior?

Answer 1

Coronal Plane

Question 2

What is the plane that separates the left and right sides of the body?

Answer 2

Mid-Sagittal Plane

Question 3

What is the Plane that separates the superior and inferior?

Answer 3

Transverse plane

Question 4

What is the directional terms of the head

Answer 4

Superior

Question 5

What is the directional term of the feet

Answer 5

Inferior

Question 6

What is the back section of your body called?

Answer 6

Posterior

Question 7

What is the front of your body called?

Answer 7

Anterior

Question 8

What is proximal direction?

Answer 8

Near or close to the top of the limb

Question 9

What is distal?

Answer 9

away from the limb/trunk

Question 10

Medial means…

Answer 10

middle

Question 11

lateral means…

Answer 11

away from middle eg the side of your body

Question 12

if something is close to the surface it is

Answer 12

Superficial

Question 13

If something is deep in your skin

Answer 13

it is further away form the surface

Question 14

What movement occurs in the sagittal plane?

Answer 14

Flexion and Extension

Question 15

What movement occurs in the transverse plane?

Answer 15

Rotation

Question 16

What movement occurs in the coronal plane?

Answer 16

Abduction and Adduction