Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Transverse (Horizontal) Plane

Answer 1

Crosses the body perpendicular to its axis divides body into superior and inferior portion.

Question 2

Anatomical position

Answer 2

Standing upright with feet lat on the floor, arms at the sides, and the palms and face directly forward

Question 3

Saggital plane

Answer 3

Passes vertically through the body to divide it into left and right sides.

Question 4

Median Plane

Answer 4

Split in half as well the head and pelvic are commonly illustrated

Question 5

Frontal (coronal) Plane

Answer 5

Vertical; perpendicular to Sagittal plane divides body to anterior and posterior

Question 6

Directional terms

Answer 6

Location of one structure relative to another.

Question 7

Axial Region

Answer 7

Head, Neck, trunk

Question 8

Midclavicular

Answer 8

Each vertical line in the abdominopelvic region

Question 9

Segment

Answer 9

Is a region between one joint and the next

Question 10

Ventral

Answer 10

Toward the front
Ex. The aorta is VENTRAL to the vertebral column

Question 11

Dorsal

Answer 11

Toward the back (spine)
Ex. The vertebral column is DORSAL to the aorta