Anatomy Vocab

Question 1

Frontal plane

Answer 1

A vertical plane that divides the body into a front and back half

Question 2

Sagittal plane

Answer 2

A vertical plane that divides the body into a left and right half (Divides into identical halves, think of the two t’s in sagittal)

Question 3

Transverse Plane

Answer 3

A horizontal plane that divides the body into an upper and lower half (Think of the t as the upper body and v as the lower body in transverse)

Question 4

Superior (Cranial)

Answer 4

Toward the head (Think I am better than you, so I am above)

Question 5

Inferior

Answer 5

Away from the head (Think you are below/under)

Question 6

Anterior

Answer 6

Front (When the front of your body looks down at the ground you see “Ants”)

Question 7

Posterior

Answer 7

Back

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Towards the mid-line (Think of the “m” in middle and medial)

Question 9

Bilateral

Answer 9

Both sides

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Away from the mid-line, out to the side

Question 11

Proximal

Answer 11

Towards the nearest trunk (chest and abdomen), Only use when talking about arms or legs

Question 12

Distal

Answer 12

Away from or the farthest from the trunk

Question 13

When using distal and proximal what are the points of reference?

Answer 13

Shoulders for the arms and hips for the legs

Question 14

Supine

Answer 14

Lying with your face and hands upwards, on your back (If you remove the u, it makes spine, which is your back)

Question 15

Prone

Answer 15

Lying with your face and hands facing downwards, on your stomach

Question 16

Abduction

Answer 16

Movement of the limb away from the mid-line (When a child gets abducted, they get taken away)

Question 17

Adduction

Answer 17

Movement of a limb towards the mid-line