Basic Terms

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

In front of; towards the front surface

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

In back of; toward the back surface

Question 3

Dorsal

Answer 3

Toward the back side of the human

Question 4

Ventral

Answer 4

Toward the belly side of the human

Question 5

Superior

Answer 5

Above, over

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

Below, under

Question 7

Caudal

Answer 7

At the rear or tail end

Question 8

Cranial

Answer 8

At the head end

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Toward the midline of the body

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Away from the midline of the body

Question 11

Proximal

Answer 11

Closest to point of attachment to trunk

Question 12

Distal

Answer 12

Furthest from point of attachment to trunk

Question 13

Supine

Answer 13

Laying on back

Question 14

Prone

Answer 14

Laying on stomach

Question 15

Superficial

Answer 15

Closer to the body surface

Question 16

Deep

Answer 16

Farther from the body surface

Question 17

Transverse Plane

Answer 17

A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior

Question 18

Sagittal

Answer 18

A plane that splits the body into left and right halves. The longitudinal plane

Question 19

Frontal (coronal)

Answer 19

A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.

Question 20

The center of the 9 section abdominal grid

Answer 20

Umbilical

Question 21

The upper left and right of the 9 square abdominal grid

Answer 21

Right and left hypochondriac

Question 22

The upper middle of the 9 square abdominal grid

Answer 22

Epigastric

Question 23

The middle row, left and right of the 9 square abdominal grid

Answer 23

Right and left lumbar

Question 24

The lower right and left sections of the 9 square abdominal grid

Answer 24

Right and left inguinal

Question 25

The bottom center section of the 9 square abdominal grid

Answer 25

Hypogastric