Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Standard Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Human looking forward, feet together, palms up (think cadaver on a table)

Question 2

Median sagittal plane

Answer 2

Line bisecting the body vertically, dividing it into left and right

Question 3

Left/ right directions

Answer 3

According to the body (not the observer)

Question 4

Parasagittal planes

Answer 4

Infinite number of planes running parallel to the median sagittal plane

Question 5

Medial

Answer 5

Toward the median sagittal plane

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

Away from the median sagittal plane

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Closer to the origin of a limb

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Farther from the origin of a limb

Question 9

Coronal plane

Answer 9

Plane bisecting the body vertically, dividing it into anterior and posterior sections

Question 10

Anterior/ ventral

Answer 10

Front/ stomach section of the body

Question 11

Posterior/ dorsal

Answer 11

Back section of the body

Question 12

Palmar

Answer 12

Relating to the palm of the hand

Question 13

Dorsal (hand)

Answer 13

Relating to the back of the hand

Question 14

Cranial/ superior

Answer 14

Toward the head/ upper part of the body

Question 15

Caudal/ inferior

Answer 15

Toward the tail/ bottom of the body

Question 16

Plantar

Answer 16

Relating to the bottom of the foot

Question 17

Dorsal (foot)

Answer 17

Relating to the top of the foot

Question 18

Transverse plane

Answer 18

Infinite number of planes running perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal planes.