Anatomical Positions

Question 1

Base of support

Answer 1

Part of body connected to the ground; part of body gravity is acting upon (feet, hands, top of head, etc.)

Question 2

center of gravity

Answer 2

Hypothetical point where act of gravity acts as a weight; used to determine balance; around core/sacral vertebrae. More base of support = lower center of gravity

Question 3

Planes of movement: Sagital

Answer 3

dividing body left and right

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

Middle of body

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

Side of body

Question 6

Ventral

Answer 6

Front of body, anterior

Question 7

Dorsal

Answer 7

Back of body, posterior

Question 8

Cranial

Answer 8

of or relating to the bones of the head that cover the brain; of or relating to the skull or cranium

Question 9

Caudal

Answer 9

Refers to the direction or position towards the tail or posterior end of the body; the location of structures or organs in relation to the tail. For example, the spinal cord is caudal to the brain, and the rectum is caudal to the colon.

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

Close proximity to the origin (close to the body)

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Parts of the body further away from the center. For example, the hand is distal to the shoulder. Opposite of proximal

Question 12

Superior

Answer 12

on the surface

Question 13

Inferior

Answer 13

Below

Question 14

Planes of movement: Frontal

Answer 14

Dividing body front and back (or coronal plane)

Question 15

Planes of movement: Transverse

Answer 15

Dividing body top and bottom