Directional terms

Question 1

What are “the directional terms”?

Answer 1

a

Question 2

Sagittal plane
midsagittal plane(median plane)
parasagittal plane

Answer 2

divides left and right

-midsagittal- midline of the body
parasagittal- parallel to the sagittal

Question 3

coronal
anterior
posterior

Answer 3

divides front and back
anterior- front of the body
posterior- back of the body

Question 4

the axial, axial portion

Answer 4

aligned with the middle of the body(head, neck, spine, trunk or torso)

Question 5

appendicular portion

Answer 5

upper and lower limbs, appendages

Question 6

Transverse

• superior/cranial
• inferior/caudal

Answer 6

divides top and bottom

superior/cranial- top
inferior(low rank)/caudal- bottom

Question 7

Medial

lateral

Answer 7

medial- towards the midline
lateral- away from the midline

(midline is sagittal of the body)

Question 8

proximal

distal

Answer 8

proximal- closer to the trunk or torso

distal- away from the trunk or torso

Question 9

body cavity

Answer 9

any space that contains the viscera or the fluid which protects the organs

Question 10

dorsal body cavity

ventral body cavity

Answer 10

dorsal- posterior of the body which houses the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity
ventral- anterior of the body which houses the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity