Language of Anatomy

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Standing straight, arms hanging at sides, feet forward, palms forward

Question 2

anterior

Answer 2

toward the front

Question 3

posterior

Answer 3

toward the back

Question 4

superior

Answer 4

above

Question 5

inferior

Answer 5

below

Question 6

medial

Answer 6

toward the middle

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

toward the side

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

further from the shoulder/hip (limb only)

Question 9

proximal

Answer 9

closer to the shoulder/hip (limb only)

Question 10

superficial

Answer 10

toward the skin surface

Question 11

deep

Answer 11

toward the center of the body/away from the surface

Question 12

ventral

Answer 12

belly side (same as anterior in humans, not the same in a 4 legged animal)

Question 13

dorsal

Answer 13

backside (same as posterior in humans, not the same in a 4 legged animal)

Question 14

abdominal

Answer 14

abdomen

Question 15

antecubital

Answer 15

inside elbow

Question 16

axillary

Answer 16

armpit

Question 17

brachial

Answer 17

upper arm

Question 18

buccal

Answer 18

cheek

Question 19

calcaneal

Answer 19

heel

Question 20

carpal

Answer 20

wrist

Question 21

cephalic

Answer 21

head

Question 22

cervical

Answer 22

neck

Question 23

coxal

Answer 23

hip

Question 24

digital

Answer 24

fingers/toes

Question 25

femoral

Answer 25

thigh

Question 26

gluteal

Answer 26

buttocks

Question 27

inguinal

Answer 27

groin

Question 28

nasal

Answer 28

nose

Question 29

occipital

Answer 29

back of head

Question 30

olecranal

Answer 30

outside elbow

Question 31

lumbar

Answer 31

lower back

Question 32

oral

Answer 32

mouth

Question 33

orbital

Answer 33

eye

Question 34

patellar

Answer 34

knee

Question 35

pelvic

Answer 35

pelvis

Question 36

popliteal

Answer 36

back of knee

Question 37

sacral

Answer 37

lower back

Question 38

scapular

Answer 38

shoulder blade

Question 39

sternal

Answer 39

breast bone

Question 40

tarsal

Answer 40

ankle

Question 41

thoracic

Answer 41

chest

Question 42

umbilical

Answer 42

belly button

Question 43

vertebral

Answer 43

spinal column

Question 44

coronal/frontal plane

Answer 44

divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior portions

Question 45

sagittal plane

Answer 45

divides the body vertically into unequal right and left portions

Question 46

transverse plane

Answer 46

divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior portions

Question 47

midsagittal/median plane

Answer 47

divides the body vertically into equal left and right portions

Question 48

cranial cavity

Answer 48

houses the brain

Question 49

dorsal body cavity

Answer 49

includes cranial and spinal cavities

Question 50

pelvic cavity

Answer 50

funnel-shaped space, contains bladder, rectum, and genitals

Question 51

ventral body cavity

Answer 51

cavity in the anterior of the body, composed of the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities

Question 52

thoracic cavity

Answer 52

space in chest that includes the pleural cavities and mediastinum - houses the heart, lungs, trachea, esophagus, and thymus

Question 53

vertebral cavity

Answer 53

houses the vertebral column

Question 54

abdominal cavity

Answer 54

largest hollow space, between diaphragm and pelvic cavity, houses digestive organs

Question 55

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 55

consists of abdominal and pelvic cavities