Basic Terms/ Planes/ Principles

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Front

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Back

Question 3

Ventral

Answer 3

Front- latin for belly

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

Back think dolphin dorsal fin

Question 5

What is the difference between anterior/posterior and ventral/dorsal

Answer 5

Tricked you! They are synonyms

Question 6

Superior

Answer 6

Up

Question 7

Inferior

Answer 7

Down (vertical axis of the body)

Question 8

Medial sagittal plane of body

Answer 8

Invisible line on your body that cuts you in half hotdog style (line goes through bellybutton, nose)

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Closer to invisible middle line

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Further from invisible line in middle

Question 11

Proximal

Answer 11

Distance of a structure from the origin- shoulder is proximal to the elbow

Question 12

Distal

Answer 12

Far from the origin of the structure- wrist is distal to the elbow when thinking of the origin to the upper limb

Question 13

Left- yours or the patient’s?

Answer 13

From the patient’s left- patient centred fr

Question 14

Right- yours or the patient’s

Answer 14

Patient’s

Question 15

Why do you need to see organs in many different planes/ orientations?

Answer 15

Different body parts look different in different planes- clinical relevance when CT scans/ X rays/ MRI- taken in different planes

Question 16

What is the coronal plane?

Answer 16

Vertical plane- divides the body into anterior/ posterior (pov you are beheaded)