Anatomical Position

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

• standing
• face forward
• palms forward
• toes forward

Question 2

sagittal plane

Answer 2

left and right halves

Question 3

coronal plane

Answer 3

front and back halves

Question 4

transverse plane

Answer 4

horizontal

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

toward the midline

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

away from the midline

Question 7

anterior

Answer 7

front

Question 8

posterior

Answer 8

back

Question 9

superior

Answer 9

up, towards the cranium

Question 10

inferior

Answer 10

down, away, towards the feet

Question 11

proximal

Answer 11

refers to the limbs, portion or end nearest the trunk or head

Question 12

distal

Answer 12

refers to the limbs, portion or end farthest from the trunk or head

Question 13

ventral

Answer 13

• animal term
• front

Question 14

dorsal

Answer 14

• animal term
• back

Question 15

cranial

Answer 15

• animal term
• towards the head

Question 16

caudal

Answer 16

• animal term
• toward the tail

Question 17

flexion

Answer 17

• more anterior position in the sagittal plane
• perpendicular to the plane

Question 18

extension

Answer 18

• more posterior position

Question 19

what are the exceptions to the flexion/extension rule in the sagittal plane?

Answer 19

• knee is either flexed or extended
• thumb
• ankle

Question 20

lateral rotation

Answer 20

• movement of anterior surface laterally in the transverse plane

Question 21

medial rotation

Answer 21

• movement of the anterior surface medially in the transverse plane

Question 22

inversion

Answer 22

transverse movement of the foot away from the body; lateral rotaion

Question 23

eversion

Answer 23

transverse movement of the foot towards the body; medial rotation

Question 24

supination

Answer 24

• transverse plane
• palms forward, lateral rotation, anatomical position

Question 25

pronation

Answer 25

• transverse plane
• palms backward, medial rotation, incorrect anatomical position

Question 26

adduction

Answer 26

movement towards the mid-sagittal plane in the coronal plane

Question 27

abduction

Answer 27

movement away from the mid-sagittal plane in the coronal plane

Question 28

what are the rule breakers for the movements in the coronal plane?

Answer 28

fingers, thumbs, and toes

Question 29

flexion of the thumb

Answer 29

thumb across the palms

Question 30

extension of the thumb

Answer 30

thumb is perpendicular to the palms

Question 31

abduction of the thumb

Answer 31

thumb sweeps forward across the palm with the fingers spread and the middle finger acts as a sagittal plane

Question 32

adduction of the thumb

Answer 32

fingers opened and closed with the thumb parallel to the fingers

Question 33

plantarflexion of the foor

Answer 33

toes pointed downward

Question 34

dorsiflexion of the foot

Answer 34

toes pointed upward