Anatomical Position and Planes

Question 1

Anterior (Ventral)

Answer 1

Toward the front of the body

Question 2

Posterior (Dorsal)

Answer 2

Toward the back of the body

Question 3

Medial

Answer 3

Toward the midline of the body

Question 4

Lateral

Answer 4

Toward the side of the body

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

Nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

Farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point

Question 7

Superior (Cranial)

Answer 7

Above; toward the head

Question 8

Inferior (Caudal)

Answer 8

below; toward the lower end of the spine

Question 9

Superficial (External)

Answer 9

Closer to the surface of the body

Question 10

Deep (Internal)

Answer 10

Closer to the center of the body

Question 11

Saggital

Answer 11

Cuts through the midline of the body from front to back and divides the body into right and left sections

Question 12

Frontal (Coronal)

Answer 12

Cuts at a right angle to the midline cut, from side to side, and divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections

Question 13

Transverse (Horizontal) (Axial)

Answer 13

Cuts horizontally through the body and separates the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections