Intro to Anatomy

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

standing erect, facing forward, arms by side palms facing forward

Question 2

supine position

Answer 2

lying on back, face up

Question 3

prone position

Answer 3

lying face down

Question 4

median (mid-saggital) section

Answer 4

cut through the mid-line of the body, dividing it into equal left and right

Question 5

sagittal plane

Answer 5

plane parallel to the median plane, dividing the body into unequal right and left parts

Question 6

coronal plane

Answer 6

plane perpendicular to the median plane, dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 7

transverse/horizontal plane

Answer 7

a cut perpendicular to both the median and coronal planes, dividing the body into superior (towards the head /cranial) and inferior parts (away from the head / caudal)

Question 8

oblique section

Answer 8

cuts at oblique angle

Question 9

longitudinal section

Answer 9

cut that parallels the long axis of the body or a body part

Question 10

anterior (ventral)

Answer 10

front

Question 11

posterior (dorsal)

Answer 11

back

Question 12

superior (cranial)

Answer 12

towards the head

Question 13

inferior (caudal)

Answer 13

towards the feet

Question 14

radial

Answer 14

lateral side of forearm and hand

Question 15

ulnar

Answer 15

medial side of forearm and hand

Question 16

ipsilateral

Answer 16

on the same side

Question 17

contralateral

Answer 17

on the opposite side

Question 18

proximal

Answer 18

towards the trunk

Question 19

distal

Answer 19

away from the trunk

Question 20

superficial

Answer 20

close to the skin

Question 21

deep

Answer 21

toward the interior

Question 22

palmar

Answer 22

anterior surface of hand

Question 23

plantar

Answer 23

sole or bottom of foot

Question 24

dorsal

Answer 24

top of foot, posterior or back side of the hand

Question 25

flexion

Answer 25

movement reduction in angle

Question 26

abduction

Answer 26

movement of body away from midline

Question 27

adduction

Answer 27

movement of body towards midline

Question 28

medial (internal) rotation

Answer 28

rotation towards midline

Question 29

lateral (external) rotation

Answer 29

rotation away from midline

Question 30

supination

Answer 30

rotation of the palm upward (forward)

Question 31

pronation

Answer 31

rotation of the palm downward (backward)

Question 32

dorsiflexion

Answer 32

pointing the toes upward

Question 33

plantarflexion

Answer 33

pointing the toes downard

Question 34

inversion

Answer 34

turning the sole of the foot towards the median plane

Question 35

eversion

Answer 35

turning the sole of the foot away from the median plane

Question 36

opposition

Answer 36

bringing the thumb and the little finger (or another finger) together tip to tip

Question 37

reposition

Answer 37

moving the fingertip away from each other

Question 38

circumduction

Answer 38

conical movement of the upper or lower limb at the elbow or hip

Question 39

protrusion

Answer 39

moving body part such as shoulder or jaw forward

Question 40

retrusion

Answer 40

moving body part backward (to its original position)

Question 41

a/aa

Answer 41

arteries

Question 42

v/vv

Answer 42

veins

Question 43

n/nn

Answer 43

nerves

Question 44

m/mm

Answer 44

mucles

Question 45

C(1-7)

Answer 45

Cervical (as in cervical vertebrae)

Question 46

T(1-12)

Answer 46

Thoracic (as in thoracic vertebrae)

Question 47

L(1-5)

Answer 47

Lumbar (as in lumbar vertebrae)

Question 48

S(1-5)

Answer 48

Sacral (as in sacral vertebrae)

Question 49

what body part -caput -> capitis -cranium -> cranial -cephalic

Answer 49

head

Question 50

what body part -collum -> colli -cervix -> cervical -nucha -> nuchal

Answer 50

neck

Question 51

what body part -thorax -> thoracic -abdomen -> abdominal -pelvis -> pelvic

Answer 51

trunk

Question 52

what body part -brachium -> brachial -antebrachium -> antebrachial -carpus -> carpal

Answer 52

upper limb

Question 53

what body part -gluteal -femur -> femoral -crus -> crural -tarsus -> tarsal

Answer 53

lower limb