General Anatomical Terms

Question 1

What is the anatomical position?

Answer 1

-standing upright
-facing the observer, head level
-eyes facing forward
-feet flat on the floor
-arms at the sides
-palms turned forward (ventral)

Question 2

What is the axial region?

Answer 2

-top of the head to the perineum
-the main axis of the body

Question 3

What is the appendicular region?

Answer 3

the limbs

Question 4

What does the trunk region include?

Answer 4

-thorax, abdomen, pelvis, perineum

Question 5

What is it called if the body is lying face down?

Answer 5

prone position

Question 6

What is it called if the body is laying face up?

Answer 6

supine position

Question 7

How does the frontal plane divide the body?

Answer 7

-front half and back half
-separates anterior and posterior portions

Question 8

How does the median (midsagittal) plane divide the body?

Answer 8

-left half and right half

Question 9

How does the transverse plane divide the body?

Answer 9

-top half and bottom half
-separates superior and inferior portions

Question 10

What are two synonyms to transverse?

Answer 10

horizontal
cross-sectional

Question 11

What is it called if something is cut sagittally but the left and right sections aren’t equal?

Answer 11

parasagittal

Question 12

What is the difference between frontal and coronal

Answer 12

-they both separate anterior and posterior portions but coronal usually refers to sections passing through the skull