Directional Terms And Body Planes

Question 1

Name the general directinal terminology

Answer 1

Ant and post
Inf and sup
Lateral and med
Superficial and deep
Int and ext

Question 2

1 Name the regional directional terms
2 of the cerebrum
3 of the foot and palm

Answer 2

1
2 frontal( rosrtal) and caudal(occipital)
Ventral and dorsal
3 foot- dorsal and plantar
Palm- posterior and palmar
Thumb- radial bone is lateral
Ulnar bone is medial

Question 3

Identify the body planes

Answer 3

Coronal
Saggital
Transverse

Question 4

Difference between lateral and medial in anatomical position. Give example

Answer 4

The eye is lateral to the nose
The ear is lateral to the eye

Question 5

An example distal and proximal

Answer 5

The shoulder is proximal to the elbow and the wrist
The wrist is distal to the shoulder and the elbow
The elbow proximal to the wrist and dostal to the shoulder

Question 6

Explain your shisha scar

Answer 6

The distal part of the left forearm on the medial aspect

Question 7

Mnemonic for rostral below and above mid brain

Answer 7

Rostral is frontal above the midbrain

Question 8

Cardinal axis, how do they rotate

Answer 8

X-axis rotation- horizontal axis
Elbow joint- flexion and extension movement
Y-axis rotation-longitudinal axis- atlanto axial joint lateral and medial rotation
Z-axis rotation-saggital axis- carpal metacarpal- adduction and abduction movemet