Anatomy- General Terms

Question 1

Define cranial, rostral and caudal

Answer 1

“Cranial: towards the head
Rostral: towards the mouth
Caudal: towards the tail

”

Question 2

Define palmar, plantar and dorsal

Answer 2

Palmar:palm of hand
Plantar: sole of foot
Dorsal: back of hand or foot

Question 3

Describe a transverse, frontal and sagittal plane

Answer 3

Transverse: horizontal
Frontal: vertical slice laterally
Sagittal: verical slide parallel to midline

Question 4

Define flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction

Answer 4

Flexion: muscle contracting 
Extension: muscle relaxing  
Abduction: away from midline 
Adduction: towards the midline  
Circumduction: cone formed by moving limb

Question 5

Define lateral flexion, protraction, retraction, medial/internal rotation and lateral/external rotation

Answer 5

Lateral flexion: bending movement in lateral direction
Protraction: anterior movement
Retraction: posterior movement
Medial/internal rotation: movement inside
Lateral/external rotation: movement outside