anatomical postion

Question 1

Anterior/ ventral

Answer 1

front

i.

Question 2

posterior /dorsal

Answer 2

back

ii.

Question 3

Superior/ cranial

Answer 3

above

being located at the top or upper part of the head.

iii.

Question 4

inferior /caudal

Answer 4

below
or bottom part of body
## Footnote

iv.

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

near

proximal -closer to the point of origin
ex: the knee is proximal to the ankle

Question 6

Medial

Answer 6

middle

medial closer to the midline of the body
ex: the ear is medial to to the shoulder

Question 7

Superficial

Answer 7

shallow

superficial mean closest to the surface

ex: the skin is superficial to the muscle
Muscle is superficial to the bone

Question 8

anatomical position

Answer 8

Common frame of reference from which all body parts and regions are described

Question 9

frontal coronal

Answer 9

Interior/posterior split

Question 10

transverse horizontal

Answer 10

Superior/ inferior split

Question 11

Oblique

Answer 11

Odd Angled

Question 12

Lateral

Answer 12

Side
lateral -further away from the midline of the body/on the outer side
ex: the shoulder is lateral to the chest

Question 13

Distal

Answer 13

Far

distal-further away from the point of origin
Ex: the foot is distal to the hip

Question 14

deep

Answer 14

deep mean away from the surface

ex:
Bone is deep to the muscle

Question 15

upper and lower limbs are known broadly as the __ region

Answer 15

Appendicular

Question 16

Parasagital

Answer 16

divide body unequal right and left parts

Question 17

to know something is proximal or distal
give examples

Answer 17

A way to know
if they ask something that’s on the upper body first then ___to bottom than it’s proximal

Lower body then to upper body that’s Distal