Anatomy & Kinesiology

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Toward or on the front side of the body.

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Toward or in the back side of the body.

Question 3

Superior

Answer 3

Toward the head; higher.

Question 4

Inferior

Answer 4

Away from the head; lower.

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

Toward the center of the body or nearest to the center from a point of reference.

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

Away from the center of the body or point of reference.

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Toward the midline of the body

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Away from the midline of the body; to the side

Question 9

Contralateral

Answer 9

Body part located on the opposite side of the body (right hand/left foot)

Question 10

Ipsilateral

Answer 10

Body part located on the same side of the body (right hand/right foot)

Question 11

Sagittal plane

Answer 11

Divides the body into right and left sides.

Question 12

Frontal plane

Answer 12

Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.

Question 13

Transverse Plane

Answer 13

Divides the body into superior and inferior (top/bottom) portions.

Question 14

Medial-lateral axis

Answer 14

Straight line that cuts through the body laterally side to side.

Question 15

Anterior-posterior axis

Answer 15

Straight line that cuts through the body from front to back.

Question 16

Longitudinal axis

Answer 16

Straight line that cuts through the body from top to bottom.