Anatomical terms

Question 1

Anatomical position

Answer 1

standing upright, palms facing forward, feet shoulder-width apart

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

higher on the body, closer to the head

Question 3

Inferior

Answer 3

lower on the body, farther from the head

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

front (in front of …)

Question 5

Posterior

Answer 5

back (behind …)

Question 6

Proximal (only use proximal and distal when describing two points on the same limb i.e. arm or leg)

Answer 6

closer to the point of attachment

Question 7

Distal (only use proximal and distal when describing two points on the same limb i.e. arm or leg)

Answer 7

further away from the point of attachment

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

towards the midline of the body

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

away from the midline of the body

Question 10

Sagittal plane

Answer 10

divides the body into left and right

Question 11

mid-sagittal plane

Answer 11

divides the body equally into left and right (goes through the midline)

Question 12

para-sagittal plane

Answer 12

divides the body unequally to left and right

Question 13

transverse plane

Answer 13

divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior parts

Question 14

Oblique plane

Answer 14

divides the body at (any) angle

Question 15

Contralateral

Answer 15

on the opposite side of the body from another structure (left arm and right arm)

Question 16

Ipsilateral

Answer 16

on the same side of the body as another structure (left leg and left arm)

Question 17

supine position

Answer 17

lying on back, facing upwards

Question 18

Prone position

Answer 18

lying on abdomen, facing downwards

Question 19

Abduction

Answer 19

movement away from the midline of the body

Question 20

Adduction

Answer 20

movment towards the midline of the body

Question 21

Circumduction

Answer 21

circular movement of a limb at the far end

Question 22

Flexion

Answer 22

bending a joint (flexing a muscle)

Question 23

Extension

Answer 23

striaghtening of a joint (relaxing muscle)

Question 24

Cranial

Answer 24

Towards the head

Question 25

caudal

Answer 25

towards the tail

Question 26

superficial

Answer 26

closer to the skin / not deep

Question 27

deep

Answer 27

deep relative to the surface of the skin (self explanatory)

Question 28

Upper body (non-binary/ trans)

Answer 28

Chest/ breast

Question 29

Penis/ Clitoris (non-binary/ trans)

Answer 29

Erectile tissue

Question 30

Testes/ ovaries (non-binary/ trans)

Answer 30

Gonads