Key terms: terms relating to position

Question 1

Describe what anatomical position is

Answer 1

• Upright (standing straight up)
• Facing forwards (looking straight ahead)
• Arms at sides (shoulders in neutral rotation,elbows extended and palms facing forwards)
• Legs parrallel (feet on the ground and second toe fscing forwards)

Question 2

Anterior/ventral

Answer 2

front

Question 3

Posterior/dorsal

Answer 3

back

Question 4

Superior/cranial

Answer 4

towards the head end of the body/upper

Question 5

Inferior/caudal

Answer 5

away from the head/lower

Question 6

medial

Answer 6

towards the midline of the body

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

away from the midline of the body

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

toward/nearest the center (trunk) of the body or towards the point of attachment to the bpdy

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

away/farthest from the centre (trunk) of the body or away from the point of attachment with the body

Question 10

superficial

Answer 10

close to/on the surface of the body

Question 11

deep

Answer 11

frurther away from the bodys surface/more internally placed

Question 12

internal

Answer 12

closer to the centre/inside of an organ or cavity

Question 13

external

Answer 13

away from/outside the centre/inside of an organ or cavity

Question 14

Describe what supine position is

Answer 14

The most common position for surgery with the patients lying on their back with their head,neck and spine in neutral positioning and arms either adducted alongside the patients or abducted to less than 90 degrees (also the position cadavers are in when you dissect them).