Clinical Terminology

Question 1

Motion of part of the body away from midline is:

Answer 1

Abduction

Question 2

Motion of the dorsal surface of the foot toward the anterior surface of the leg is:

Answer 2

Dorsiflexion

Question 3

The position in which the body is lying on the posterior surface is:

Answer 3

Supine

Question 4

The cardinal plane that evenly divides the human body front from back is:

Answer 4

The coronal plane

Question 5

The cardinal plane that evenly divides the human body from left to right is:

Answer 5

The sagittal plane