LAB 1

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

toward the top

ex. the head is superior to the belly button

Question 2

Inferior

Answer 2

toward the bottom

ex. knees are inferior to the belly button

Question 3

Proximal

Answer 3

structure is closer to the rest of the body (primarily referring to the limbs)

similar to superior

Question 4

Distal

Answer 4

Further away from the body (referring to the limbs)

Similar to inferior

Question 5

Anterior

Answer 5

towards the front

ex. eyes are towards the front of the ears

Question 6

Posterior

Answer 6

toward the back

ex. eyes are towards the back of the tip of the nose

Question 7

Dorsal and Ventral

Answer 7

designated for the nervous system and embryological descriptions

Used similarly to posterior and anterior

Question 8

Superficial

Answer 8

on top (indicate relative position in the body)

Question 9

deep

Answer 9

below (indicate relative position in the body)

Question 10

Medial

Answer 10

toward the midline of the body

Ex. belly button is toward the midline of the hip

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

Toward the outside

Ex. the thumb is lateral to the pinky finger

Question 12

Ipsilateral

Answer 12

When two or more structure reside on the same side of the body

Question 13

Contralateral

Answer 13

When two or more structures are on opposite sides of the body

Question 14

Axillary

Answer 14

armpit

Question 15

Brachial

Answer 15

Upper arm

Question 16

Cubital

Answer 16

elbow

Question 17

Antebrachial

Answer 17

forearm

Question 18

Carpal

Answer 18

wrist

Question 19

Pollicis

Answer 19

thumb

Question 20

Palmar

Answer 20

palm of hand

Question 21

Digital

Answer 21

finger

Question 22

Inguinal

Answer 22

groin

Question 23

Gluteal

Answer 23

buttock

Question 24

Femoral

Answer 24

thigh

Question 25

Patellar

Answer 25

knee

Question 26

Popliteal

Answer 26

back of knee

Question 27

Sural

Answer 27

lower leg

Question 28

Tarsal

Answer 28

ankle

Question 29

Calcaneal

Answer 29

heel

Question 30

Plantar

Answer 30

bottom of foot

Question 31

Hallucis

Answer 31

big toe

Question 32

Cranial

Answer 32

head

Question 33

Facial

Answer 33

Face

Question 34

Buccal

Answer 34

cheek

Question 35

Cervical

Answer 35

neck

Question 36

Pectoral

Answer 36

breast

Question 37

Thoracic

Answer 37

chest

Question 38

Abdominal

Answer 38

belly

Question 39

Dorsal

Answer 39

back

Question 40

Lumbar

Answer 40

lower back

Question 41

Sacral

Answer 41

between buttocks

Question 42

Perineal

Answer 42

Space between genitals and anus

Question 43

Transverse

Answer 43

shows anterior, posterior, right, and left

separates upper and lower body

Question 44

Frontal

Answer 44

divides the body into anterior and posterior parts. Shows superior, inferior, right, and left
(separates front of body and back of body)

Question 45

Sagittal

Answer 45

divides the body into right and left

separates left and right side of the body