Human Body (Directional Terms & Body Planes)

Question 1

• Large structures

* Easily observable

Answer 1

Gross anatomy

Question 2

• Structures are too small to be seen with the naked eye

* Cells and tissues can be viewed only with a microscope

Answer 2

Microscopic anatomy

Question 3

• study of the human body’s structure and their relationship to one another

Answer 3

ANATOMY

Question 4

• study the function of the body’s structural machinery / how all the body parts work and carry out their life-sustaining activities

Answer 4

PHYSIOLOGY

Question 5

• Divides the body into RIGHT & LEFT portion

Answer 5

Sagittal Plane

Question 6

2 Plane in Sagittal Plane

Answer 6

Midsagittal Plane

Parasagittal Plane

Question 7

(Cross-Sectional Plane)

Answer 7

Transverse Plane

Question 8

(Frontal Plane)

Answer 8

Coronal Plane

Question 9

• Divides the body into upper (superior) & lower (inferior) portion

Answer 9

Transverse Plane

Question 10

• divides the body into FRONT (Anterior) & BACK (Posterior) portion

Answer 10

Coronal Plane

Question 11

• Explain location of one body structure in relation to another

Answer 11

DIRECTIONAL TERMS

Question 12

FRONT

Answer 12

Anterior / Ventral

Question 13

BACK

Answer 13

Posterior / Dorsal

Question 14

HEAD

Answer 14

Cranial / Cephalic

Question 15

UPPER

Answer 15

Superior

Question 16

LOWER

Answer 16

Inferior

Question 17

CLOSER TO ROOT

Answer 17

Proximal

Question 18

AWAY FROM THE ROOT

Answer 18

Distal

Question 19

TOWARDS THE MIDLINE

Answer 19

Medial

Question 20

AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE

Answer 20

Lateral

Question 21

• (external): toward or at the body surface

Answer 21

Superficial

Question 22

• (internal): away from the body surface; more internal

Answer 22

Deep

Question 23

toward the head or upper part of a structure or the body; above

(cranial or cephalic)

Answer 23

Superior

Question 24

away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below

(caudal)

Answer 24

Inferior

Question 25

(ventral)

toward or at the front of the body; in front of

Answer 25

Anterior

Question 26

(dorsal)

toward or at the backside of the body; behind

Answer 26

Posterior

Question 27

toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

Answer 27

Medial

Question 28

away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

Answer 28

Lateral

Question 29

between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Answer 29

Intermediate

Question 30

• close to the origin of the body part
• Closer to the torso
• Nearest point to structure

Answer 30

Proximal

Question 31

• farther from the origin of a body part
• Parts and places away from the torso
• Farthest way from origin

Answer 31

Distal

Question 32

Proximal and Distal is used for UPPER and LOWER __

Answer 32

EXTREMITIES

Question 33

sections are cuts along imaginary lines

Answer 33

Planes