Anatomical terminology

Question 1

Dorsal

Answer 1

Towards the back of human body

Question 2

Ventral

Answer 2

Toward belly side

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Posterior

Answer 3

in the back of; toward back surface

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Anterior

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in front of; toward front surface

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Superior

Answer 5

closer to head

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Inferior

Answer 6

closer to feet

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Lateral

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away from mid line of body

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Medial

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toward midline of the body

Question 9

Superficial

Answer 9

on the outside; external to structure

Question 10

Deep

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on the inside ; internal to structure

Question 11

Supine

Answer 11

lying face upward; flat on ones back facing upward

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Prone

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Laying flat face downward; laying on stomach

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Sagittal plane

Answer 13

divide or separate parts of the body into right and left portions

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midsagittal plane

Answer 14

extends through body or organ vertically and divides the structure into right and left halves

Question 15

Transverse plane

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cuts perpendicularly along the axis of the body or organ separating into superior and inferior parts

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Frontal Plane

Answer 16

vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 17

The stomach is _________ to the spinal cord

Answer 17

anterior

Question 18

The heart is _________ to the sternum

Answer 18

posterior

Question 19

The spinal cord is on the ______ side of the body

Answer 19

dorsal

Question 20

the umbilicus is on the ____ side of the body

Answer 20

ventral

Question 21

The chest is _______to the pelvis

Answer 21

superior

Question 22

The stomach is _________to the heart

Answer 22

inferior

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The lungs are _______ to the shoulders

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medial

Question 24

the arms are _________to the heart

Answer 24

lateral

Question 25

The heart is _________to the rib cage

Answer 25

deep

Question 26

The skin is ___________ to the biceps brachii muscle

Answer 26

superficial

Question 27

The elbow is ____________ to the hand

Answer 27

proximal

Question 28

the Wrist is _______to the elbow

Answer 28

distal

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Thoracic

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Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm contains the pectoral, axillary and sternal regions

Question 30

Pectoral

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Chest, includes the mammary regions

Question 31

Axillary

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Armpit

Question 32

Sternal

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anterior middle region of the thorax

Question 33

Abdominal region

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region inferior to the thorax and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bone

Question 34

Pelvic

Answer 34

Pelvis

Question 35

Lumbar

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The small of the back ( lower back), the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis

Question 36

Sacral

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posterior region between the hip bones

Question 37

Gluteal

Answer 37

buttock

Question 38

Inguinal

Answer 38

Groin

Question 39

Brachium

Answer 39

Arm upper portion from elbow above

Question 40

Antebrachium

Answer 40

Forearm

Question 41

Olecranol

Answer 41

Posterior aspect of elbow

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Carpal

Answer 42

Wrist

Question 43

Palmar

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Palm of hand

Question 44

Digits

Answer 44

Fingers and Toes

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Crural

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Lower leg portion

Question 47

Sural

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Calf (back lower portion of leg)

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Patellar

Answer 48

knee cap

Question 49

Popliteal

Answer 49

back of the knee

Question 50

Plantar

Answer 50

Sole of the foot

Question 51

Dorsum

Answer 51

Top of the foot/ pes