Directional Terms and Planes of the body

Question 1

Anterior (Ventral)

Answer 1

Toward the front of the body.

Question 2

Posterior (Dorsal)

Answer 2

Toward the back of the body.

Question 3

Medial

Answer 3

Toward the midline of the body.

Question 4

Lateral

Answer 4

Toward the side of the body.

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

Nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point.

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

Farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point.

Question 7

Superior (Cranial)

Answer 7

Above; toward the head.

Question 8

Inferior (Caudal)

Answer 8

Below; toward the lower end of the spine.

Question 9

Superficial (External)

Answer 9

Closer to the surface of the body.

Question 10

Deep (Internal)

Answer 10

Closer to the center of the body.

Question 11

Sagittal Plane

Answer 11

Cuts through the midline of the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sections.

Question 12

Frontal (Coronal) Plane

Answer 12

Cuts at a right angle to the midline, from side to side, dividing the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections.

Question 13

Transverse (Horizontal) (Axial) Plane

Answer 13

Cuts horizontally through the body, seperating the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections.