Anatomical Position

Question 1

the body is lying flat instead of standing upright, with the same positioning of the limbs.

Answer 1

Supine position

Question 2

• the body lies flat with the chest down and the back up.

Answer 2

Prone position

Question 3

• means the persoin is lying on his right side.

Answer 3

Right lateral recumbent (RLR)

Question 4

means that the person is lying on the left side.

Answer 4

Left lateral recumbent(LLR)

Question 5

a vertical plane running from side to side dividing the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions.

Answer 5

Coronal or Frontal Plane

Question 6

a vertical plane running from front to back dividing the body or any of its parts into right and left sides

Answer 6

Sagittal Plane or Lateral Plane

Question 7

– a horizontal plane which divides the body into cranial (head) upper and caudal (tail) lower portions.

Answer 7

Transverse Plane or Axial Plane

Question 8

sagittal plane through the midline of the body dividing the body or any of its parts into right and left halves.

Answer 8

Median Plane

Question 9

toward the head end of the body; upper

Answer 9

Superior or cranial

Question 10

• away from the head; lower

Answer 10

Inferior or caudal

Question 11

• front (example, the kneecap

Answer 11

Anterior or ventral

Question 12

• back (example, the shoulder blades

Answer 12

Posterior or dorsal

Question 13

toward or nearest the trunk or the point of origin of a part (

Answer 13

Proximal

Question 14

-away from or farthest from the trunk or the point or origin of a part

Answer 14

Distal

Question 15

means bending.

Answer 15

Flexion

Question 16

means straightening.

Answer 16

Extension

Question 17

means the movement away from the median plane.

Answer 17

Abduction

Question 18

means movement towards the median plane

Answer 18

Adduction

Question 19

is a circular movement which includes the previous movements (flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction).

Answer 19

Circumduction

Question 20

where the anterior surface of the bone faces medially

Answer 20

Medial rotation

Question 21

where the anterior surface of the bone faces laterally

Answer 21

Lateral rotation

Question 22

is the normal resting position of the forearm, where the palm of the hand faces forwards, the radius and the ulna are parallel and the thumb is lateral

Answer 22

Supination

Question 23

is opposite to supination, that is the palm of the hand faces backwards, the radius and the ulna are crossed and the thumb is medial

Answer 23

Pronation