Basic Position

Question 1

Pronated

Answer 1

Palm faces posteriorly

Question 2

Supine

Answer 2

Lying face up

Question 3

Prone

Answer 3

Lying face down

Question 4

Sagittal Plane

Answer 4

Passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into right and left portions

Question 5

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 5

Perpendicular to the saggital plane and divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

Question 6

Transverse (horizontal) plane

Answer 6

Passes across the body or an organ perpendicular to its long axis; divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)

Question 7

Ventral

Answer 7

Toward the front or belly

Question 8

Dorsal

Answer 8

Toward the back or spine

Question 9

Anterior

Answer 9

Toward the central side

Question 10

Posterior

Answer 10

Toward the dorsal side

Question 11

Cephalic

Answer 11

Toward the head or superior end

Question 12

Rostral

Answer 12

Toward the forehead or nose

Question 13

Caudal

Answer 13

Toward the tail or inferior end

Question 14

Superior

Answer 14

Above

Question 15

Inferior

Answer 15

Below

Question 16

Medial

Answer 16

Toward the median plane

Question 17

Lateral

Answer 17

Away from the median plane

Question 18

Proximal

Answer 18

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

Question 19

Distal

Answer 19

Farther from the point of attachment or origin

Question 20

Ipsilateral

Answer 20

On the same side of the body

Question 21

Contralateral

Answer 21

On the opposite sides of the body

Question 22

Superficial

Answer 22

Closer to the body surface

Question 23

Deep

Answer 23

Farther from the body surface

Question 24

Cranial cavity

Answer 24

Brain

Question 25

Vertebral cavity

Answer 25

Spinal cord

Question 26

Pleural cavities

Answer 26

Lungs

Question 27

Pericardial cavity

Answer 27

Heart

Question 28

Abdominal cavity

Answer 28

Digestive organs, spleen, kidneys

Question 29

Pelvic cavity

Answer 29

Bladder, rectum, reproductive organs

Question 30

Acromial

Answer 30

Shoulder

Question 31

Axillary

Answer 31

Armpit

Question 32

Brachial

Answer 32

Arm

Question 33

Cubital

Answer 33

Elbow

Question 34

Antebrachial

Answer 34

Forearm

Question 35

Carpal

Answer 35

Wrist

Question 36

Palmar

Answer 36

Palm

Question 37

Coxal

Answer 37

Hip

Question 38

Patellar

Answer 38

Knee

Question 39

Cephalic

Answer 39

Head

Question 40

Facial

Answer 40

Face

Question 41

Cervical

Answer 41

Neck

Question 42

Thoracic

Answer 42

Chest

Question 43

Sternal

Answer 43

Middle chest

Question 44

Pectoral

Answer 44

Pecs

Question 45

Umbilical

Answer 45

Belly button

Question 46

Abdominal

Answer 46

Stomach

Question 47

Inguinal

Answer 47

Groin

Question 48

External genitalia

Answer 48

Penis, scrotum, testes

Question 49

Femoral

Answer 49

Thigh

Question 50

Crural

Answer 50

Leg

Question 51

Tarsal

Answer 51

Ankle

Question 52

Pedal

Answer 52

Foot

Question 53

Calcaneal

Answer 53

Heel

Question 54

Quadrants

Answer 54

Right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower (opposite of what u think)

Question 55

Circulatory

Answer 55

Heart, Arteries, Veins

Question 56

Lymphatic

Answer 56

Lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, spleen

Question 57

Repiratory

Answer 57

Lungs, treachea, bronchi, alvedi

Question 58

Urinary

Answer 58

Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

Question 59

Digestive

Answer 59

Teeth, mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, rectum, anus

Question 60

Reproduction

Answer 60

Testes, penis, ovaries, Fallopian tubes, vagina, uterus

Question 61

Integumentary

Answer 61

Skin, hair, nails, cutaneous glands

Question 62

Skeletal

Answer 62

Bones, ligaments, cartilage

Question 63

Muscular

Answer 63

Muscles, tendons

Question 64

Nervous

Answer 64

Brain, spinal cord, spinal/cranial nerves, ganglia

Question 65

Endocrine

Answer 65

Any gland, thyroid, ovaries, testes

Question 66

Supinated

Answer 66

Rotated so the palm faces anteriorly