Human Anatomy Intro Terms

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Standing upright, facing forward, arms hanging on either side, palms facing forward, parallel legs, flat feet.

Question 2

Supine Position

Answer 2

Laying horizontally w/ face and torso facing up.

Question 3

Prone Position

Answer 3

Laying horizontally with face and torso facing down.

Question 4

Superior

Answer 4

Toward the head end of the body.

Question 5

Cranial

Answer 5

Bones that form the head.

Question 6

Anterior / Ventral

Answer 6

The front of the body.

Question 7

Inferior

Answer 7

Toward the bottom of the body.

Question 8

Caudal

Answer 8

Tail or hind.

Question 9

Posterior

Answer 9

Back.

Question 10

Dorsal

Answer 10

Back Portion of the body.

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

Central / Middle.

Question 12

Proximal

Answer 12

Closer to the center of the body than another part.

Question 13

Deep

Answer 13

Away from the surface of the body.

Question 14

Lateral

Answer 14

To the side of, away from the middle of the body.

Question 15

Distal

Answer 15

Farther from the head than another body part.

Question 16

Superficial

Answer 16

Study of the external features of the body.

Question 17

Sagittal Plane.

Answer 17

Longitudinal, vertical plane.

Question 18

Frontal Plane.

Answer 18

Perpendicular to the ground, separates the front from the back.

Question 19

Transverse Plane.

Answer 19

Horizontal Plane.

Question 20

Brachial

Answer 20

Relating to the arm.

Question 21

Ante brachial

Answer 21

Forarm.

Question 22

Olecranal

Answer 22

Elbow | Long bone in the forearm.

Question 23

Antecubial

Answer 23

Space inside the crook of the elbow.

Question 24

Femoral

Answer 24

Thigh Bone.

Question 25

Crural

Answer 25

Relating to the thigh or leg.

Question 26

Cephalic

Answer 26

Head | Head end of the body.

Question 27

Cervical

Answer 27

Neck region + abdome.

Question 28

Thoracic

Answer 28

Area of the body between neck and abdomen.

Question 29

Lumbar

Answer 29

Lower end of the spinal column.

Question 30

Sacral

Answer 30

Irregular bone that makes up the back third of the pelvic girdle.

Question 31

Orbital

Answer 31

A skeletal cavity made up of seven bones.

Question 32

Ocular

Answer 32

Structures + muscles in the eye.

Question 33

Oral

Answer 33

The mouth.

Question 34

Buccal

Answer 34

The cheeks.

Question 35

Axillary

Answer 35

The armpit.

Question 36

Acromial

Answer 36

The scapula | Shoulder.

Question 37

Gluteal

Answer 37

Butt | Glutes

Question 38

Patellar

Answer 38

The kneecap

Question 39

Popliteal

Answer 39

Space behind the knee joint.

Question 40

Abdominal

Answer 40

Part of the body between the chest and hips.