Anatomy - Chapter 1

Question 1

Median Plane

Answer 1

divides unto right and left halves

Question 2

Sagittal planes

Answer 2

divides into anterior and posterior parts.

Question 3

Transverse planes AKA transaxial AKA axial

Answer 3

divides into superior and inferior parts.

Question 4

Superior

Answer 4

– nearer vertex, topmost point of cranium

Question 5

Cranial

Answer 5

– toward cranium

Question 6

Caudal

Answer 6

– towards feet or toward coccyx

Question 7

Posterior/Dorsal

Answer 7

• back surface

Question 8

Anterior

Answer 8

– front surface

Question 9

Rostral

Answer 9

– anterior part of brain [towards rostrum (L. For beak)]

e.g., the frontal lobe of the brain is rostral to the cerebellum

Question 10

Medial

Answer 10

– nearer median plane

e.g., 5th digit of the hand (little finger) is medial to the other digits.

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

– farther away from median plane

Question 12

Dorsum

Answer 12

– superior aspect when body part protrudes anteriorly from body

e.g., dorsum of the tongue, nose, penis, or foot and posterior hand surface

Question 13

Dorsal surface

Answer 13

• surface of the hands, the feet, and the digits corresponding with dorsum

Question 14

Palm

Answer 14

– posterior hand surface

Question 15

Palmar surface

Answer 15

• surface of the hand and fingers corresponding to the palm

Question 16

Plantar surface

Answer 16

• surface of the foot and toes corresponding to the sole

Question 17

Inferomedial

Answer 17

• nearer to the feet and median plane

e. g., anterior parts of ribs run inferomedially

Question 18

Superolateral

Answer 18

– nearer head and farther away from head

Question 19

External

Answer 19

– outside of or farther from center of organ or cavity

Question 20

Internal

Answer 20

– inside or closer to center

Question 21

Proximal

Answer 21

– nearer to limb attachment

Question 22

Distal

Answer 22

– farther from limb attachment to trunk