Anatomical Terms

Question 1

What is a midsagittal plane?

Answer 1

Passes through the midline of the body and divides the body into equal left and right portions

Question 2

What is a parasagittal plane?

Answer 2

Does not pass through the midline of the body and divides the body into unequal left and right portions

Question 3

What is the frontal plane?

Answer 3

Plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

Question 4

What is a transverse plane?

Answer 4

Divides the body into superior and inferior portions AKA cross section

Question 5

What is an oblique plane?

Answer 5

Passes through the body or an organ at an angle between the transverse plane and either the midsagittal or frontal plane

Question 6

What is dorsad?

Answer 6

Toward the dorsum or back

Question 7

What is ventrad?

Answer 7

Toward the belly or ventral side

Question 8

What is cephalad?

Answer 8

Toward the head

Question 9

What is caudad?

Answer 9

Toward the tail

Question 10

What is mesad?

Answer 10

Toward the middle

Question 11

What is laterad?

Answer 11

Toward the side

Question 12

What is proximad?

Answer 12

Toward the attached end

Question 13

What is distad?

Answer 13

Toward the free end

Question 14

Head

Answer 14

Cephalic

Question 15

Skull

Answer 15

Cranial

Question 16

Face

Answer 16

Facial

Question 17

Eye

Answer 17

Orbital

Question 18

Ear

Answer 18

Otic

Question 19

Nose

Answer 19

Nasal

Question 20

Mouth

Answer 20

Oral

Question 21

Neck

Answer 21

Cervical

Question 22

Breastbone

Answer 22

Sternal

Question 23

Chest

Answer 23

Thoracic

Question 24

Armpit

Answer 24

Axillary

Question 25

Arm

Answer 25

Brachial

Question 26

Breast

Answer 26

Mammary

Question 27

Navel

Answer 27

Umbilical

Question 28

Hip

Answer 28

Coxal

Question 29

Forearm

Answer 29

Antebrachial

Question 30

Wrist

Answer 30

Carpal

Question 31

Palm

Answer 31

Palmar

Question 32

Groin

Answer 32

Inguinal

Question 33

Wrist

Answer 33

Carpal

Question 34

Palm

Answer 34

Palmar

Question 35

Fingers

Answer 35

Digital or Phalanges

Question 36

Thigh

Answer 36

Femoral

Question 37

Hand

Answer 37

Manual

Question 38

Pubis

Answer 38

Pubic

Question 39

Leg

Answer 39

Crural

Question 40

Foot

Answer 40

Pedal

Question 41

Ankle

Answer 41

Tarsal

Question 42

Toes

Answer 42

Digital or Phalanges

Question 43

Shoulder

Answer 43

Acromial

Question 44

Shoulder Blade

Answer 44

Scapular

Question 45

Spinal column

Answer 45

Vertebral

Question 46

Back

Answer 46

Dorsal

Question 47

Loin

Answer 47

Lumbar

Question 48

Between hips

Answer 48

Sacral

Question 49

Buttock

Answer 49

Gluteal

Question 50

Hollow behind knee

Answer 50

Popliteal

Question 51

Calf

Answer 51

Sural

Question 52

Sole

Answer 52

Plantar

Question 53

Heal

Answer 53

Calcaneal