Ch 1 - Body Planes and Directional Terms

Question 1

midsagittal plane

Answer 1

divides the body into right and left halves

Question 2

sagittal plane

Answer 2

is parallel to the midsagittal, and divides the body in to right and left segments

Question 3

frontal plane; coronal plane

Answer 3

divides the body into front and back segments

Question 4

transverse plane; horizontal plane

Answer 4

divides the body into upper and lower segments

Question 5

anterior

Answer 5

toward the front; pertaining to the front

Question 6

anteroposterior (AP)

Answer 6

from the front to the back

Question 7

caudal

Answer 7

downward; toward the tail

Question 8

cranial

Answer 8

toward the head; pertaining to the head

Question 9

cephalad

Answer 9

toward the head; pertaining to the head

Question 10

deep

Answer 10

away from the surface

Question 11

distal

Answer 11

away from the trunk;

farthest from the point of origin of the body part

Question 12

dorsal

Answer 12

toward the back; pertaining to the back

Question 13

inferior

Answer 13

below; downward;

toward the feet

Question 14

lateral

Answer 14

to the side;

away from the midline of the body

Question 15

medial

Answer 15

toward the midline of the body;

pertaining to the middle

Question 16

posterior

Answer 16

toward the back;

pertaining to the back of the body

Question 17

posteroanterior (PA)

Answer 17

from the back to the front;

pertaining to the back and front

Question 18

prone

Answer 18

face down; lying on the abdomen

Question 19

proximal

Answer 19

toward the trunk of the body;

nearest to the point of origin of the body part

Question 20

superficial

Answer 20

near the surface; pertaining to the surface

Question 21

supine

Answer 21

face up; lying on the back

Question 22

ventral

Answer 22

toward the front; pertaining to the front side