General

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

the body is standing with feet together, arms to the side, and head, eyes, and palms facing forward. Standard anatomical position is the body orientation used when describing an organism’s anatomy

Question 2

Frontal/Coronal Plane:

Answer 2

divides body into anterior and posterior

Question 3

Transverse/horizontal plane:

Answer 3

divides body into upper and lower

Question 4

Sagittal Plane

Answer 4

divides body into right and left

Question 5

Median

Answer 5

section runs on the midline and divides the body on two equal parts

Question 6

Parasagittal

Answer 6

runs lateral to the midline and divides the body into unequal parts

Question 7

Anetrior

Answer 7

near the front

Question 8

Posterior

Answer 8

near the back

Question 9

Ventral

Answer 9

towards the front

Question 10

Doral

Answer 10

towards the back

Question 11

superior

Answer 11

towards the head/upper body

Question 12

Inferior

Answer 12

towards the lower body

Question 13

medial

Answer 13

towards the midline/centre

Question 14

lateral

Answer 14

to the side/away from midline

Question 15

Proximal

Answer 15

siutuated close to/next to or near the point of attachedment/origin

Question 16

distal

Answer 16

away from origin

Question 17

superficial

Answer 17

on the surface/shallow

Question 18

deep

Answer 18

away from the surface

Question 19

supine

Answer 19

lying horizontal lying facing up

Question 20

prone

Answer 20

lying horiztonal facing down

Question 21

ipsilateral

Answer 21

same side of body

Question 22

contralateral

Answer 22

refers to opposite side of the body