Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Anatomical position

Answer 1

Standing erect, with arms on the sides and palms of the hands facing forward

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

Frontal side of the body; situated in the front or directed towards front

Question 3

C-spine

Answer 3

Cervical spine from C1-C7

Question 4

Diffuse

Answer 4

Generalized, widely spread; not localized to any specific location of the body. Example: The pt seems to have diffused large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL)

Question 5

Distal

Answer 5

Farther from the torso/trunk of the body; farther from the joint

Question 6

Epigasteic

Answer 6

Upper central region of the abdomen;

Question 7

Fontanel

Answer 7

The “soft area” region of an infant’s skull

Question 8

Inferior

Answer 8

Lower on the body, farther from your head

Question 9

L-spine

Answer 9

Aka Lumbar Spine; L1-L5; Cervical spine at the top, from the neck-> followed by Thoracic spine -> followed by Lumbar Spine

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Farther from the midline

Question 11

LLE

Answer 11

Left lower extremity; left leg

Question 12

RLE

Answer 12

Right lower extremity; right leg

Question 13

RUQ

Answer 13

Right upper quadrant (Abdomen)

Question 14

LUQ

Answer 14

Left upper quadrant (abdomen)

Question 15

RLQ

Answer 15

Right lower quadrant (abdomen), appendix is located

Question 16

LLQ

Answer 16

Left lower quadrant of the abdoment

Question 17

LUE

Answer 17

Left upper extremity; left arm

Question 18

RUE

Answer 18

Rught upper extremity; right arm

Question 19

Medial

Answer 19

Nearer to the midline

Question 20

Palmar/Volar

Answer 20

Palm side of the hand or body; located on the same side of your palm;

Question 21

Plantar

Answer 21

Sole of the foot.

Question 22

Posterior/dorsal

Answer 22

Back side of your body; rear

Question 23

Prone

Answer 23

Body lying down, face down, forearm and and hands turned palm side down

Question 24

Proximal

Answer 24

Closer to the trunk of the body; closer to the joint as the point of reference; ex: knee is distal to the hip, and the knee is proximal to the toes.

Hip is proximal to the knee, foot isnfistal to the ankle (the foot is farther away from the trunk, and it becomes the point of reference)

Question 25

Superficial

Answer 25

Nearer to the surface, for example: superficial abrasion.

Question 26

Superior

Answer 26

Higher in the body; closer to the head

Question 27

Supine

Answer 27

Body position lying face up

Question 28

Suprapubic

Answer 28

Lower central region on the abdomen

Question 29

T-spine

Answer 29

Thoracic spine from T1-T12; C-spine from C1-C7, T-spine, L-spine from L1-L5