Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

Study of body structure, oldest, most clinically relevant of basic sciences

Question 2

Anatomical position

Answer 2

body erect with face ant (forwards), arms at side, palms forward, eyes to the horizon

Question 3

Sagittal plane

Answer 3

divides body into R and L portions

Question 4

Mid Sagittal Plane

Answer 4

equal right and left halves

Question 5

Front/Coronal Plane

Answer 5

Divides body into ant and post

Question 6

Frontal Plane

Answer 6

Synonymous with coronal plane-ant and post

Question 7

Transverse Plane

Answer 7

Sup and inf portions

Question 8

Horizontal Plane

Answer 8

Same as Transverse, Cross-Sectional (sup and inf)

Question 9

Proximal

Answer 9

Towards the center of the body

Question 10

Distal

Answer 10

away from the center of the body

Question 11

Ipsilateral

Answer 11

Same side

Question 12

Contralateral

Answer 12

Opposite Side

Question 13

Somatic

Answer 13

refers to the body wall

Question 14

Visceral

Answer 14

refers to structures in the body cavities

Question 15

Flexion

Answer 15

Decrease in ant angle of a joint

Question 16

Extension

Answer 16

increase in ant angle of a joint

Question 17

Pronation

Answer 17

Turning palms posterioly

Question 18

Supination

Answer 18

Turning the palms anteriorly

Question 19

Circumduction

Answer 19

Combo of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

Question 20

Rotation

Answer 20

Movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis

Question 21

Inversion

Answer 21

turning the sole of foot inward

Question 22

Eversion

Answer 22

Turning the sole of foot outward

Question 23

Dorsiflexion

Answer 23

Pointing toes towards shin (upwards)

Question 24

Plantar Flexion

Answer 24

Pointing toes downwards, drawing heel up