Body orientation terms

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

Towards the head, or above/upper

Question 2

Inferior

Answer 2

Towards the feet, or below/lower.

Question 3

Posterior

Answer 3

Towards the back of the body

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

towards the front of the body or situated on the the frontal side

Question 5

Dorsal

Answer 5

Towards the back of the body

Question 6

Ventral

Answer 6

Towards the front of the body

Question 7

Flexion

Answer 7

A bending movement to decrease the joint angle between the bones of the limb at the joint.

Question 8

Extension

Answer 8

A bending movement that decreases the joint angle between the bones of the limb at that joint.

Question 9

Hyperflexion

Answer 9

When a joint is flexed beyond its normal range

Question 10

Hyperextension

Answer 10

When a joint is extended beyond its normal range

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Further from the trunk/axial body

Question 12

Proximal

Answer 12

Closer to the trunk/axial body

Question 13

Lateral rotation

Answer 13

Rotating towards the side of the body/away from the median

Question 14

Medial rotation

Answer 14

Rotating towards the midline of the body/median

Question 15

Supine

Answer 15

The position of lying on one’s back, face up. Dorsal surface downward.

Question 16

Prone

Answer 16

The position of lying on one’s front, face down. Ventral side against the ground

Question 17

Sagittal planes

Answer 17

Longitudinal plane that separates the body bilaterally, between the left and right section.

Question 18

Median plane

Answer 18

A longitudinal plane that separates the body bilaterally, evenly between the left and right section

Question 19

Coronal plane

Answer 19

A vertical plane that separates the body into the ventral and dorsal portions

Question 20

Horizontal plane

Answer 20

A horizontal plane that separates the body into superior and inferior parts/upper and lower parts.