Lecture 1 - Terminology

Question 1

Transverse (horizontal) Plane

Answer 1

Cut horizontally (split into top and bottom)

Question 2

Coronal Plane

Answer 2

Cut lengthwise, from the side (split into front and back)

Question 3

Anatomical Position

Answer 3

Face forward, palms facing forward, arms straight by side

Question 4

Superior

Answer 4

Toward head

Question 5

Inferior

Answer 5

Towards legs

Question 6

Anterior

Answer 6

Front (face)

Question 7

Posterior

Answer 7

Back/behind

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Close to midline of body

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Further away from the midline of body

Question 10

Flexion

Answer 10

(Bend) To make angle smaller

Question 11

Extension

Answer 11

To make joint angle larger

Question 12

Abduction

Answer 12

Motion of body parts that pulls away from midline of body

Question 13

Adduction

Answer 13

Motion of body parts that moves towards the body’s midline

Question 14

Internal rotation

Answer 14

Medial rotation

Question 15

External rotation

Answer 15

Lateral rotation

Question 16

Proximal

Answer 16

Closest to… (ex: wrist is proximal to fingers)

Question 17

Distal

Answer 17

Furthest away from (ex: wrist is distal to shoulder)

Question 18

Superficial

Answer 18

Located closer to skin

Question 19

Deep

Answer 19

Closer to midline (further inside body)

Question 20

Dorsal

Answer 20

Backside (when in dog position)

Question 21

Ventral

Answer 21

Stomach side

Question 22

Sagital Plane

Answer 22

Cut from back to front (split into two halves)