BIO-2050: A&P

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

face to toes(front)

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

tail(gluteal muscles)

Question 3

Dorsal

Answer 3

backbone

Question 4

Ventral

Answer 4

belly button area

Question 5

Supine

Answer 5

laying on the back

Question 6

Prone

Answer 6

laying on the belly

Question 7

Superior

Answer 7

above something else

Question 8

Ipsilateral

Answer 8

on the same side of the body

Question 9

Contralateral

Answer 9

opposite parts of the body

Question 10

Frontal

Answer 10

separate anterior from posterior

Question 11

Sagittal

Answer 11

vertical plane running from front to back

Question 12

Proximal

Answer 12

closer to the torso

Question 13

Medial

Answer 13

towards the middle

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

further away from the torso

Question 15

Biped

Answer 15

walks on 2 legs

Question 16

Quadriped

Answer 16

walks on 4 legs

Question 17

Lateral

Answer 17

towards the side

Question 18

Coronal

Answer 18

frontal of a skull

Question 19

Mid-Sagittal

Answer 19

divides body into right and left halves

Question 20

Inferior

Answer 20

below and at reference point
(used for head, chest, neck, or abdomen)

Question 21

Superficial

Answer 21

towards the surface

Question 22

Deep

Answer 22

away from the surface(deep inside)

Question 23

Examples

Answer 23

Nose is medial to the eye
Trachea is superficial to Esophagus