Lab A: terminology

Question 1

proper anatomical position

Answer 1

face forward
palms forward
toes forward

Question 2

suspine position

Answer 2

laying down , face upward

Question 3

prone position

Answer 3

laying down, face facing down

Question 4

frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 4

perpendicular to the ground, divides the body into posterior / anterior portions

Question 5

sagittal plane

Answer 5

runs vertically from top to bottom, divides the body into left and right portions.

Question 6

midsagittal plane

Answer 6

sagittal plane runs directly down the midline of the body

Question 7

parasagittal plane

Answer 7

sagittal planes that are uneven

Question 8

transverse plane

Answer 8

plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections

Question 9

anterior

Answer 9

towards the ventral side, front

Question 10

posterior

Answer 10

towards the dorsal side, back

Question 11

superior

Answer 11

above

Question 12

inferior

Answer 12

below

Question 13

medial

Answer 13

toward the median plane

Question 14

lateral

Answer 14

away from the median plane

Question 15

proximal

Answer 15

closer to the point of attachment or orgin

Question 16

distal

Answer 16

farther from the point of attachment

Question 17

ipsilateral

Answer 17

on the same side of the body

Question 18

contralateral

Answer 18

on opposite sides of the boy

Question 19

deep

Answer 19

farther from the body surface

Question 20

superficial

Answer 20

closer to the body surface

Question 21

general

Answer 21

abdominal: trunk below the diaphragm

appendicular: arms and legs

axial: head, neck and trunk

thoracic: area of the trunk above the diaphragm

Question 22

head and neck

Answer 22

auricular: ears

buccal: cheeks

cephalic: entire head, including facial and cranial regions

cervical: the neck

cranial: upper part of the head containing the brain

facial: lower anterior portion of the head, including mental (chin) , nasal, orbital (eyes), and oral regions

Question 23

trunk

Answer 23

abdominal: stomach area, anterior

inguinal: groin between the pubic region and the legs

interscapular: upper back between the shoulder blades or scapulae

lumbar: midline area of the back below the vertebral region

pectoral: breast area

pubic: area of the genitals

sacral: midline area of the back below the lumbar region

scapular: surrounds the scapula ( shoulder blades) on the back

sternal: anterior central part of the trunk

umbilical: contains the naval (belly button) located at the center of the abdomen

vertebral: midline area of the back below the interscapular region and above the lumbar region

Question 24

arms

Answer 24

acromial: shoulder

antebrachial: forearm

axillary: armpit

brachial: upper arm

carpal: wrist

cubital: front of elbow

digital: fingers

dorsum of hand: back of the hand

palmar: palm

pollex: thumb

Question 25

legs

Answer 25

coxal: hip crural: lower leg digital: toes dorsum of foot: top of the foot femoral: thighs gluteal: buttocks hallux: great toe patellar: anterior portion of the knee pedal: foot plantar: sole of the foot popliteal: fossa within the back of the knee