directional and locating terms

Question 1

in front of; toward the frontal surface

Answer 1

anterior/ventral

Question 2

towards the back of; in back of

Answer 2

posterior/dorsal

Question 3

closer to the head

Answer 3

cranial/rostral/superior

Question 4

towards the feet

Answer 4

inferior/caudal

Question 5

towards the midline of the body

Answer 5

medial

Question 6

away from the midline of the body

Answer 6

lateral

Question 7

on the same side of the midline (right arm is blank to the right leg)

Answer 7

ipselateral

Question 8

on opposite sides of the midline (right arm is blank to the left leg)

Answer 8

contralateral

Question 9

deep

Answer 9

internal

Question 10

superficial

Answer 10

external

Question 11

closest to point of attachment to trunk or midline or closest to any point of reference that is given

Answer 11

proximal

Question 12

furthest from the point of attachment to the truck or midline or furthest from any point of reference that’s given

Answer 12

distal

Question 13

associated with the inner surface of the body

Answer 13

parietal

Question 14

associated with the external surfaces (think attached to organs)

Answer 14

visceral

Question 15

section

Answer 15

implies an actual cut or slice

Question 16

plane

Answer 16

implies an imaginary flat surface passing through the body

Question 17

coronal/frontal plane

Answer 17

divides the body lengthwise into front and back portions. jackson hole hamburger

Question 18

transverse/cross-sectional/horizontal plane

Answer 18

divides the body into upper and lower portions

Question 19

midsaggital/median plane

Answer 19

divides the body into equal left and right halves

Question 20

sagittal plane

Answer 20

when a cut is done to the left or right of the midline (think midsaggital plane but not on the midline)