Chapter 1

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Standing position with palms facing forward

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

Front of body

Question 3

Axis

Answer 3

Rod or rigid bar that passes through the joint that is moving

Question 4

Caudal

Answer 4

A structure that is below or toward the bottom or tailbone

Question 5

Cranial

Answer 5

Anatomical structure that is located toward the skull

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

An anatomical structure that is farther away from midline of the body than another

Question 7

Dorsal

Answer 7

Example of the dorsal of the foot is the part toward ceiling

Question 8

Frontal axis

Answer 8

Passes horizontally through the body from side to side

Question 9

Frontal plane

Answer 9

Line from head to toe that separates anterior from posterior

Question 10

Kinesiology

Answer 10

The study of movements

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

Away from midline

Question 12

Medial

Answer 12

Toward midline

Question 13

Midline

Answer 13

Center of body running from head to toes

Question 14

Plane

Answer 14

A flat smooth surface that makes a cut through the body or part of it

Question 15

Posterior

Answer 15

Back of body

Question 16

Prone

Answer 16

Laying down on your belly

Question 17

Proximal

Answer 17

An anatomical structure that is closer to the midline of the body than another

Question 18

Sagital plane

Answer 18

A vertical plane that passes through the body, dividing it into right and left sections

Question 19

Superficial

Answer 19

Toward the surface or closer to the surface than another structure

Question 20

Superior

Answer 20

Toward the head

Question 21

Supine

Answer 21

Laying down on your back

Question 22

Transverse plane

Answer 22

Horizontal plane that passes through body, dividing it into superior and inferior sections

Question 23

Ventral

Answer 23

Toward the front of the body