Anatomical position terms

Question 1

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 1

This plane devides the body into front and back portions.

Question 2

Horizontal (transverse) plane

Answer 2

This is a horizontal plane that runs perpendicular to both the frontal and the median planes.

Question 3

Median (midsagittal) plane

Answer 3

This plane divides the body into equal right and left halves.

Question 4

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 4

Towards the back

Question 5

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 5

Towards the front.

Question 6

Superior (cranial)

Answer 6

Towards the head.

Question 7

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 7

Towards the feet.

Question 8

Promixal

Answer 8

Near the trunk.

Question 9

Distal

Answer 9

Away from the trunk.

Question 10

Medial

Answer 10

Towards the median plane (near the middle of the body).

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

Away from the median plane (away from the middle of the body).

Question 12

Anatomical center

Answer 12

The point of the body where the frontal, horizontal, and median planes meet so that parts of the body can be referred to as anterior or posterior, or superior or inferior of this point.