Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

What is the anatomical position?

Answer 1

Face forward
Arms by your side with palms facing forward
Lower limbs closer together with feet parallel

Question 2

Medial

Answer 2

Middle

Question 3

Superior and inferior

Answer 3

Superior = above the middle

Inferior = below the middle

Question 4

Posterior and lateral

Answer 4

Posterior= towards the middle

Lateral= away from the middle

Question 5

Anterior and posterior

Answer 5

Anterior = front

Posterior = back

Question 6

Cranial

Answer 6

Skull

Question 7

Caudal

Answer 7

Towards the hands

Question 8

Dorsal

Answer 8

The back of an animal

Question 9

Ventral

Answer 9

Abdominal wall

Question 10

Superficial and intermediate and deep

Answer 10

Superficial = surface wound

Intermediate= between superficial and deep

Deep= further from the surface

Question 11

Radial and ulnar

Answer 11

Radial = towards the outside

Ulnar=towards the inside

Question 12

Extension and flexion

Answer 12

Extension= make longer

Flexion = makes shorter

Question 13

Abduction and adduction

Answer 13

Abduction = to take away from the middle (for eg: lifting the leg takes it away from the middle)

Adduction= to bring back to the middle (foreg: bring the leg back down)

Question 14

Supine and prone

Answer 14

Supine= lying on your back

Prone-lying on your front