Anatomical Position/ Terminology

Question 1

Cephalic

Answer 1

head

Question 2

Cranial

Answer 2

skull

Question 3

Facial

Answer 3

face

Question 4

Cervical

Answer 4

neck

Question 5

Axillary

Answer 5

armpit

Question 6

Brachial

Answer 6

arm

Question 7

Sternal

Answer 7

breastbone

Question 8

Thoracic

Answer 8

chest

Question 9

Mammary

Answer 9

breast

Question 10

Antecubital

Answer 10

front of elbow

Question 11

Antebrachial

Answer 11

forearm

Question 12

Carpal

Answer 12

wrist

Question 13

Palmar

Answer 13

palm

Question 14

Pollex

Answer 14

thumb

Question 15

Digital or phalangeal

Answer 15

fingers

Question 16

Femoral

Answer 16

thigh

Question 17

Patella

Answer 17

front of knee

Question 18

Crural

Answer 18

shin

Question 19

Pedal

Answer 19

foot

Question 20

Tarsal

Answer 20

ankle

Question 21

Digital or phalangeal

Answer 21

toes

Question 22

Dorsum

Answer 22

top of foot

Question 23

Hallux

Answer 23

great toe

Question 24

Abdominal

Answer 24

abdomen

Question 25

Umbilical

Answer 25

navel

Question 26

Coxa

Answer 26

hip

Question 27

Pelvic

Answer 27

pelvis

Question 28

Inguinal

Answer 28

groin

Question 29

Pubic

Answer 29

pubis

Question 30

Dorsum

Answer 30

back of hand

Question 31

Manual

Answer 31

hand

Question 32

Frontal

Answer 32

forehead

Question 33

Temporal

Answer 33

temple

Question 34

Orbital or ocular

Answer 34

eye

Question 35

Otic

Answer 35

ear

Question 36

Buccal

Answer 36

cheek

Question 37

Nasal

Answer 37

nose

Question 38

Oral

Answer 38

mouth

Question 39

Mental

Answer 39

chin

Question 40

Occipital

Answer 40

base of skull

Question 41

Acromial

Answer 41

shoulder

Question 42

Scapular

Answer 42

shoulder blade

Question 43

Vertebral

Answer 43

spinal column

Question 44

Dorsal

Answer 44

back

Question 45

Olecranal or cubital

Answer 45

back of elbow

Question 46

Lumbar

Answer 46

loin

Question 47

Sacral

Answer 47

between hips

Question 48

Coccygeal

Answer 48

tailbone

Question 49

Gluteal

Answer 49

buttock

Question 50

Perineal

Answer 50

area between anus and external genitals

Question 51

Popliteal

Answer 51

back of knee

Question 52

Sural

Answer 52

calf

Question 53

Plantar

Answer 53

sole

Question 54

Calcaneal

Answer 54

heel

Question 55

Anatomical position

Answer 55

Standard positioning of the body as standing; feet together, arms to the side; with head, eyes, and palms of hands forward.

Question 56

What is the anatomical term for ‘toward the head’?

Answer 56

Superior

Question 57

What is the anatomical term for ‘toward the feet’?

Answer 57

Inferior

Question 58

True or False: The term ‘medial’ refers to a position closer to the midline of the body.

Answer 58

True

Question 59

What is the anatomical term for ‘away from the midline of the body’?

Answer 59

Lateral

Question 60

Fill in the blank: The term ‘________’ refers to a position closer to the attachment of a limb to the body.

Answer 60

Proximal

Question 61

Fill in the blank: The term ‘________’ refers to a position farther from the attachment of a limb to the body.

Answer 61

Distal

Question 62

What is the anatomical term for ‘toward the front of the body’?

Answer 62

Anterior

Question 63

What is the anatomical term for ‘toward the back of the body’?

Answer 63

Posterior

Question 64

True or False: ‘Superficial’ means closer to the surface of the body.

Answer 64

True

Question 65

What does ‘deep’ refer to in anatomical terms?

Answer 65

Farther from the surface of the body

Question 66

What is the purpose of anatomical planes?

Answer 66

To divide the body into sections for study and description.

Question 67

What is the plane that divides the body into left and right halves called?

Answer 67

Sagittal plane

Question 68

What is the plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections called?

Answer 68

Frontal (or Coronal) plane

Question 69

What is the plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts called?

Answer 69

Transverse plane

Question 70

True or False: The transverse plane is also known as the horizontal plane.

Answer 70

True

Question 71

What anatomical term describes a structure that is further away from the body’s center?

Answer 71

Peripheral

Question 72

What is the term for the position when a person is lying face down?

Answer 72

Prone

Question 73

What is the term for the position when a person is lying face up?

Answer 73

Supine

Question 74

Fill in the blank: The term ‘_______’ describes movement toward the midline of the body.

Answer 74

Adduction

Question 75

Fill in the blank: The term ‘_______’ describes movement away from the midline of the body.

Answer 75

Abduction

Question 76

What does the term ‘rotation’ refer to in anatomical movement?

Answer 76

The circular movement around an axis.

Question 77

What is the term for the anatomical position where the body is standing upright, arms at the sides, and palms facing forward?

Answer 77

Anatomical position

Question 78

True or False: In the anatomical position, the feet are positioned together.

Answer 78

True

Question 79

What is the term for the plane that runs parallel to the ground and divides the body into upper and lower parts?

Answer 79

Transverse plane

Question 80

What anatomical term is used for structures located towards the belly side?

Answer 80

Ventral

Question 81

What anatomical term refers to structures located toward the back side?

Answer 81

Dorsal

Question 82

Fill in the blank: The term ‘_______’ refers to the position of being closer to the surface of the body.

Answer 82

Superficial

Question 83

What is the term for the area of the body that is closer to the midline?

Answer 83

Medial

Question 84

True or False: The term ‘distal’ can refer to the limbs only.

Answer 84

True

Question 85

What anatomical term is used to describe the body parts located away from the center?

Answer 85

Peripheral

Question 86

What does ‘ipsilateral’ mean?

Answer 86

On the same side of the body.

Question 87

What does ‘contralateral’ mean?

Answer 87

On the opposite side of the body.

Question 88

Fill in the blank: The term ‘_______’ describes the direction towards the head or upper part of the structure.

Answer 88

Cranial

Question 89

What is the difference between ‘anterior’ and ‘ventral’?

Answer 89

‘Anterior’ refers to the front of the body, while ‘ventral’ refers to the belly side.

Question 90

What anatomical term describes the position of the heart in relation to the lungs?

Answer 90

Medial

Question 91

What is the anatomical position of the arms in the anatomical position?

Answer 91

At the sides of the body with palms facing forward.

Question 92

In the human body, which of the following body parts are in a superior position to the lungs? (Select all that apply)
A. Stomach
B. Trachea
C. Spleen
D. Heart
E. Brain

Answer 92

B and E are correct.
“Superior” refers to “above” on a human in anatomical position, which would make the trachea and brain superior to the lungs. The stomach is inferior to the lungs, the diaphragm is inferior to the lungs, and the heart is medial to the lungs.

Question 93

ATI MANUEL QUESTION

In two to three sentences, describe the part of the arm that is most distal to the shoulder of the human body.

Answer 93

Distal refers to “farthest away.” The thumb is the furthest away from the shoulder of the body.

Question 94

ATI MANUEL Question
Which terms add clarity to anatomical position relative to the coronal plane?
A. “Superior” and “inferior
B. “Distal” and “proximal”
C. “Anterior” and “posterior”
D. “Lateral” and “ medial”

Answer 94

C is correct.
The coronal or frontal plane divides the body front and back; “anterior: references the front of the body and “posterior” references the back. “Superior” and “inferior” reference the transverse or cross-sectional plane, “distal” and “proximal” indicate relative distance, and “lateral” and “medial” indicate proximity to a medial line.

Question 95

ATI Manuel Questions
Which two terms are likely to appear in the same discussion related to a part of the body?
A. Dorsal and Lumbar
B. Umbilical and Crural
C. Dorsal and Orbital
D. Lumbar and Patellar

Answer 95

A is correct.
Dorsal and lumbar both relate either directionally or regionally to the back. Umbilical refers to the navel, crural refers to the shin area. Orbital refers to the region of the skull around the eye. Patellar refers to the front of knee.

Question 96

ATI Manuel Questions
Which of the statements below is/are accurate? (Select all that apply)
A. The Axillary region is superior to the cephalic region.
B. The oral, nasal, Buccal, and ocular regions are all anterior to the occipital region
C. Digital or phalangeal structures may be pedal or manual
D. The Axillary, brachial, antecubital, antebrachial, popliteal, and sural subregions are all associated with upper limbs.

Answer 96

B and C are correct. The mouth, nose, cheek, and eye socket are all to the front of the skull, while the occipital region refers to back base of skull. Digits and phalanges are fingers or toes, which do occur on hands and feet. However, the air pit, upper arm, elbow, and forearm are upper limb structures, the hollow behind of the knee and calf are not.