Anotomical Terminology

Question 1

Describe the anatomical position?

Answer 1

Head,Eyes,Toes forward.
Arms adjacent to the sides with the palms facing anteriorly.
Lower limbs closed together with the feet parallel and the toes directed anteriorly.

Question 2

What are the segments of the human body?

Answer 2

Head.
Neck.
Thorax.
Back.
Abdomen.
Pelvis.
Lower Limb.
Upper Limb.

Question 3

What is meant by Anterior?

Answer 3

Closer to the front.

Question 4

What is meant by Ventral?

Answer 4

The toes are anterior to the ankle.

Question 5

What is meant by Posterior?

Answer 5

Closer to the back.

Question 6

What is meant by Superior?

Answer 6

Closer to the head or upper part of the structure.

Question 7

What is meant by Dorsal?

Answer 7

The heel is posterior to the ankle.

Question 8

What is meant by Inferior?

Answer 8

Closer to the feet or lower part of structure.

Question 9

What is meant by Medial?

Answer 9

Closer to the midline: inner side.

Question 10

What is meant by Lateral?

Answer 10

Further from the midline: outer side.

Question 11

What is meant by superficial?

Answer 11

Closer to the surface.

Question 12

What is meant by Deep?

Answer 12

Further from the surface.

Question 13

What is meant by Proximal?

Answer 13

Closer to the trunk or point of origin.

Question 14

What is meant by Distal?

Answer 14

Further from the trunk or point of origin.

Question 15

What is meant by Cranial?

Answer 15

Towards the head.

Question 16

What is meant by Caudal?

Answer 16

Towards the buttocks.

Question 17

What is meant by Central?

Answer 17

Towards the centre of the body.

Question 18

What is meant by Peripheral?

Answer 18

Towards the surface of the body.

Question 19

What is meant by Palmer?

Answer 19

On or towards the palm of the hand.

Question 20

What is meant by Plantar?

Answer 20

On or towards the sole of the foot.

Question 21

What is meant by Dorsum?

Answer 21

The upper most surface of the foot/back of the head.

Question 22

Define Flexion?

Answer 22

Movement of 2 ventral surface about a frontal axis.

Joint angle reduces.

Question 23

Define Extension?

Answer 23

Movement of 2 dorsal surfaces about a frontal axis.

Joint angle increases.

Question 24

Define Abduction?

Answer 24

Movement away from the midline about a sagittal axis.

Question 25

Define Adduction?

Answer 25

Movement towards the midline about a sagittal axis.

Question 26

Define Lateral Flexion?

Answer 26

Spinal movements involving a sideways bend either left or right about a sagittal axis.

Question 27

Define Protraction?

Answer 27

Moving Anteriorly.

Question 28

Define Retraction?

Answer 28

Moving Posteriorly.

Question 29

Define Opposition?

Answer 29

Movement of the hand where the palmer aspect of the thumb touches the palmer aspect of the 5th finger.

Question 30

Define Elevation?

Answer 30

Moving upwards or superiorly.

Question 31

Define Depression?

Answer 31

Moving downwards or inferiorly.

Question 32

Define Horizontal Flexion/Adduction?

Answer 32

Moving towards the mid line of the body in a transverse plane.

Question 33

Define Horizontal Extension/Abduction?

Answer 33

Moving away from the mid line of the body in a transverse plane.