Chapter 1: Intro to Head and Neck Anatomy

Question 1

what is the term of the front of an area?

Answer 1

ventral

Question 2

what is the term for the back of an area?

Answer 2

dorsal

Question 3

what is the term for an area toward the head and away from the feet?

Answer 3

superior

Question 4

what is the term for an area toward the feet and away from the head?

Answer 4

inferior

Question 5

which plane divides the body into right and left halves?

Answer 5

median plane

Question 6

which planes runs parallel to the median plane?

Answer 6

sagittal plane

Question 7

which planes divides the body into superior and inferior parts at any point?

Answer 7

horizontal plane

Question 8

which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?

Answer 8

frontal plane

Question 9

what term describes a structure that is on the same side of the body?

Answer 9

ipsilateral

Question 10

what term describes a structure that is on the opposite side of the body?

Answer 10

contralateral

Question 11

what section cuts through any median plane?

Answer 11

midsagittal section

Question 12

what section (use both terms) cuts through any horizontal plane?

Answer 12

tranverse section

Question 13

what section cuts through any frontal plane?

Answer 13

frontal section