Anatomical position, Directional Terms, Regional Terms, Planes of a section,

Question 1

Anterior vs posterior

Answer 1

anterior: front

posterior: back

Question 2

superior vs inferior

Answer 2

superior: top

inferior: bottom

Question 3

medial vs lateral

Answer 3

medial: towards midline

lateral: away from midline

Question 4

proximal vs distal

Answer 4

proximal: near

distal: far

Question 5

deep vs superficial

Answer 5

deep: farther from skin’s surface

superficial: near skin’s surface

Question 6

coronal (frontal) plane

Answer 6

divides body into anterior and posterior sections

Question 7

transverse (horizontal) plane

Answer 7

divides body into superior and inferior

Question 8

sagittal plane? midsagittal? parasagittal?

Answer 8

sagittal: divides body into left and right

mid sagittal: equal left and right sections

parasagittal sections: unequal left and right sections

Question 9

oblique plane

Answer 9

cuts at non right angles so one can see a specific structure