Anatomico-Medical Terminology

Question 1

Which plane divides the body into a front and back portion?

Answer 1

Frontal (coronal) plane

Question 2

Which plane divides the body into an upper and lower portion?

Answer 2

Transverse (axial) plane

Question 3

What is another name for the transverse plane?

Answer 3

Axial

Question 4

What is the anatomical position? (Which everything is described relative to)

Answer 4

Standing erect, face forwards, arms by side, palms facing forwards, feet together, toes forward

Question 5

What term is used for when you’re lying face down?

Answer 5

Prone (think accident prone because you can’t see)

Question 6

What term is for when you are lying face up?

Answer 6

Supine

Question 7

What parts are included in the axial skeleton?

Answer 7

Skull, sternum, ribs, spine, coccyx

Question 8

What parts are included in the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 8

Arms, clavicle, scapula, pelvis, legs etc

Question 9

Are the back of the legs and arms dorsal or ventral?

Answer 9

Ventral (opposite to trunk)

Question 10

Are the front of the arms and legs dorsal or ventral?

Answer 10

Dorsal (opposite to trunk)

Question 11

What word describes something closer to the midline of the body? And which for further away?

Answer 11

Medial

Lateral for further away

Question 12

What word describes for when nearer the root of a limb? And for further away?

Answer 12

Proximal

Distal (away from root)

Question 13

What word describes nearer the surface of a transverse section?

Answer 13

Superficial

Question 14

What word describes something nearer the core of a transverse section?

Answer 14

Deep

Question 15

Which plane divides the body into L + R?

Answer 15

The Sagittal plane