Chapter 2: Directional Terms and Planes

Question 1

above, in an upward direction

Answer 1

superior

Question 2

below, in a downward direction

Answer 2

inferior

Question 3

in front of or before

Answer 3

anterior

Question 4

toward the back

Answer 4

posterior

Question 5

toward the head

Answer 5

cephalad

Question 6

pertaining to the skull

Answer 6

cranial

Question 7

toward the midline

Answer 7

medial

Question 8

to the side

Answer 8

lateral

Question 9

nearest the point of attatchment

Answer 9

proximal

Question 10

away from the point of attatchment

Answer 10

distal

Question 11

the same as anterior, the front side

Answer 11

ventral

Question 12

the same as posterior, the back side

Answer 12

dorsal

Question 13

toward the surface

Answer 13

superficial

Question 14

far down from the surface

Answer 14

deep

Question 15

the top or highest point

Answer 15

vertex

Question 16

the pointed end of a cone-shaped structure

Answer 16

apex

Question 17

pertaining to the tail

Answer 17

caudal

Question 18

the body is laying face upward

Answer 18

supine

Question 19

the body is laying face downward

Answer 19

prone

Question 20

the plane that vertically divides the body as it passes through the midline to form right and left sides

Answer 20

saggital

Question 21

the plane that horizontally divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Answer 21

transverse

Question 22

the plane that divides the body in to anterior and posterior portions

Answer 22

coronal or frontal