Anatomical Positions

Question 1

anterior

Answer 1

toward the front of the body

Question 2

ventral

Answer 2

toward the front of the body

Question 3

posterior

Answer 3

toward the back of the body

Question 4

dorsal

Answer 4

toward the back of the body

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

toward the midline of the body

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

toward the side of the body

Question 7

proximal

Answer 7

nearer to the point of attachment or from a given reference point

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point

Question 9

superior, cranial

Answer 9

above or toward the head

Question 10

inferior, caudal

Answer 10

below, toward the lower end of the spine

Question 11

superficial, external

Answer 11

closer to the surface of the body

Question 12

deep, internal

Answer 12

closer to the center of the body

Question 13

sagittal

Answer 13

cuts through the body from front to back and divides the body into right and left sections

Question 14

midsagittal

Answer 14

cuts through the midline of the body from front to back and divides the body into equal right and left sections

Question 15

frontal, coronal

Answer 15

cuts at a right angle to the midline, from side to side, and divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections

Question 16

transverse, horizontal, axial

Answer 16

cuts horizontally through the body and separates the body into superior and inferior sections