Anatomical terms & Planes/Axes

Question 1

what is the starting position? how does it look?

Answer 1

anatomical position. upright and standing, face and feet forward, arms at side supinated (palms forwards)

Question 2

what is superior?

Answer 2

upper half

Question 3

what is inferior?

Answer 3

lower half

Question 4

What’s the PLANE that divides the body into superior and inferior sections?

Answer 4

transverse plane

Question 5

What’s the PLANE that divides the body into medial and lateral sections?

Answer 5

sagittal plane

Question 6

What’s the PLANE that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?

Answer 6

frontal plane

Question 7

what is the longitudinal axis?

Answer 7

north-south

Question 8

what is the horizontal axis?

Answer 8

east-west

Question 9

what is the anterior-posterior axis?

Answer 9

front-to-back

Question 10

whats does superior mean?

Answer 10

structures being closer to the top of the body (not limbs)

Question 11

what does inferior mean?

Answer 11

structures being closer to the lower parts of the body (not limbs)

Question 12

medial

Answer 12

towards the midline or mid-sagittal

Question 13

lateral

Answer 13

away from midline or mid-sagittal

Question 14

proximal

Answer 14

towards upper segment of limb

Question 15

distal

Answer 15

towards lower segment of limb

Question 16

superficial

Answer 16

towards surface

Question 17

deep

Answer 17

further from surface