anatomical positions

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

toward the top

Question 2

superficial

Answer 2

toward the surface

Question 3

external

Answer 3

toward the surface

Question 4

medial

Answer 4

toward the midline

Question 5

proximal

Answer 5

toward the point of attachment

Question 6

dorsal (brain)

Answer 6

top of the head/superior

Question 7

dorsal (brain)

Answer 7

toward the backbone from the neck down

Question 8

rostral

Answer 8

toward the nose

Question 9

central

Answer 9

toward the center

Question 10

afferent

Answer 10

conducting inward or toward the central nervous system

Question 11

ipsilateral

Answer 11

same side

Question 12

inferior

Answer 12

toward the bottom

Question 13

deep

Answer 13

away from the surface

Question 14

internal

Answer 14

away from the surface

Question 15

lateral

Answer 15

away from the midline/toward the side

Question 16

distal

Answer 16

away from the point of attachment

Question 17

ventral (brain)

Answer 17

bottom of head/inferior

Question 18

ventral (body)

Answer 18

toward the belly from the neck down

Question 19

caudal

Answer 19

toward the tail

Question 20

peripheral

Answer 20

away from the center

Question 21

efferent

Answer 21

conducting outward or away from the central nervous system

Question 22

contralateral

Answer 22

opposite side

Question 23

Sagittal plane

Answer 23

splits the body from left side to right side

Question 24

frontal/coronal plane

Answer 24

splits the body into back side and front side

Question 25

transverse plane

Answer 25

splits the body into top half and bottom half

Question 26

oblique plane

Answer 26

any plane that is not horizontal or vertical