anatomical terminology definitions - option 2

Question 1

a human standing, looking forward, palms forward with thumbs out, feet together and pointing forward

Answer 1

standard anatomical position

Question 2

the skull

Answer 2

cranial

Question 3

everything below the skull

Answer 3

post-cranial

Question 4

the bones of the trunk: skull, hyoid, vertebrae, sacrum, ribs, and sternum

Answer 4

axial skeleton

Question 5

bones of the limbs, including shoulder girdle (clavicle, scapula) and innominates

Answer 5

appendicular skeleton

Question 6

divides the body into symmetrical right and left halves

Answer 6

sagittal plane

Question 7

divides the body into anterior and posterior halves and is placed at right angles to the sagittal plane

Answer 7

coronal plane

Question 8

slices through the body at any height, perpendicular to the sagittal and frontal planes

Answer 8

transverse plane

Question 9

toward the head

Answer 9

superior

Question 10

away from the head

Answer 10

inferior

Question 11

toward the front

Answer 11

anterior

Question 12

toward the back

Answer 12

posterior

Question 13

towards the back of a quadruped

Answer 13

dorsal

Question 14

back of hand, top of foot

Answer 14

dorsal

Question 15

toward the belly

Answer 15

ventral

Question 16

toward the midline

Answer 16

medial

Question 17

away from the midline

Answer 17

lateral

Question 18

nearest the axial skeleton

Answer 18

proximal

Question 19

farthest from axial skeleton

Answer 19

distal

Question 20

palm side of hand

Answer 20

palmar

Question 21

sole of foot

Answer 21

plantar

Question 22

towards the tail of a quadruped

Answer 22

caudal

Question 23

inner surface of cranial vault

Answer 23

endocranial

Question 24

outer surface of cranial vault

Answer 24

ectocranial

Question 25

outer, closer to surface

Answer 25

external

Question 26

inner

Answer 26

internal

Question 27

just below the skin

Answer 27

subcutaneous

Question 28

hallow of hand or foot

Answer 28

volar

Question 29

external to that which it acts upon

Answer 29

extrinsic

Question 30

internal to that which it acts upon

Answer 30

intrinsic

Question 31

closer to the surface

Answer 31

superficial

Question 32

far from surface

Answer 32

deep