Anatomical Terms Referring to Orientation/Positioning

Question 0

Ventral

Answer 0

toward the stomach and in the human head toward the bottom

Question 1

Dorsal

Answer 1

toward the back of the body, and in the human head toward the top

above when said to be dorsal

Question 2

Rostral/Anterior

Answer 2

toward the front end

Question 3

Caudal/Posterior

Answer 3

toward the rear end

Question 4

Superior

Answer 4

above another part

Question 5

Inferior

Answer 5

below another part

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

toward the sides, away from the midline

Question 7

medial

Answer 7

toward midline, away from the sides

Question 8

coronal plane

Answer 8

plane through brain as seen from the front

“corona” = “crown”

Question 9

saggital plane

Answer 9

plane through brain as seen from the side

Saggitarius, the Archer

Question 10

horizontal plane

Answer 10

plane through the brain as seen from above

sometimes called the Transverse Plane

Question 11

Ipsilateral

Answer 11

making a connection on the same side (left/right) of the Nervous System

Question 12

Contralateral

Answer 12

making a connection on the opposite side (left/right) of the Nervous System