Directional Terms And Body Planes

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

somebody standing …

Question 2

anterior

Answer 2

the front of the body

Question 3

posterior

Answer 3

the back of the body

Question 4

ventral

Answer 4

anterior

Question 5

dorsal

Answer 5

posterior

Question 6

right

Answer 6

right side

Question 7

left

Answer 7

left side

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

the fartest part of the bone

Question 9

proximal

Answer 9

the …

Question 10

median

medial

Answer 10

g

Question 11

medial

Answer 11

g

Question 12

lateral

Answer 12

g

Question 13

superior

Answer 13

g

Question 14

inferior

Answer 14

g

Question 15

external

Answer 15

g

Question 16

internal

Answer 16

g

Question 17

frontal

Answer 17

g

Question 18

occipital

Answer 18

g

Question 19

coronal

Answer 19

g

Question 20

sagittal

Answer 20

g

Question 21

transverse

Answer 21

g

Question 22

superficial

Answer 22

g

Question 23

deep

Answer 23

g

Question 24

midsagittal plane

Answer 24

divides the body into equal right and left halves

Question 25

transverse plane

Answer 25

g

Question 26

upper limb

Answer 26

g

Question 27

lower limb

Answer 27

g

Question 28

head

Answer 28

g

Question 29

neck

Answer 29

g

Question 30

trunk

Answer 30

g

Question 31

quadrants of the abdomen

Answer 31

g

Question 32

hypochondrium

Answer 32

g

Question 33

epigastrium

Answer 33

g

Question 34

lumbar

Answer 34

g

Question 35

iliac fossa

Answer 35

g

Question 36

umbilical region

Answer 36

g

Question 37

dorsal body cavity

Answer 37

brain and spinal cord

Question 38

ventral body cavity

Answer 38

g

Question 39

cranial
vertebral
thoracic
abdominal
pelvic

Answer 39

cavities

Question 40

serous membranes

Answer 40

2 layered, covers organs

Question 41

inner layer

Answer 41

visceral

Question 42

outer layer

Answer 42

parietal

Question 43

mesentery

Answer 43

anchor the organs to the body wall and provide a pathway of nerves and blood vessels.

Question 44

retroperitoneal

Answer 44

organs behind the peritoneal, kidneys, urinary bladder, parts of the small intestine.