M0 - Directional Terms

Question 1

Anatomical position

Answer 1

Standing upright, toes forward, limbs on side, palms up

Question 2

Prone

Answer 2

Face down

Question 3

Supine

Answer 3

Face up

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

Front

Question 5

Posterior

Answer 5

Back

Question 6

Superior

Answer 6

Above

Question 7

Inferior

Answer 7

Below

Question 8

Cranial

Answer 8

Towards head

Question 9

Rostral

Answer 9

Towards nose

Question 10

Caudal

Answer 10

Toward tail

Question 11

Lateral

Answer 11

Toward side of body

Question 12

Medial

Answer 12

Toward middle of body

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

Nearer to point of attachment

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

Farther from point of attachment

Question 15

Superficial

Answer 15

Surface

Question 16

Deep

Answer 16

Deep

Question 17

Ventral

Answer 17

Front

Question 18

Dorsal

Answer 18

Back

Question 19

Sagittal plane

Answer 19

Vertically divides body into right and left sides

Question 20

Midsagittal plane

Answer 20

Vertical plane that runs directly down middle of body

Question 21

Coronal plane

Answer 21

Divides body into anterior and posterior portion

Question 22

Frontal plane

Answer 22

Divides body into anterior and posterior portion

Question 23

Transverse plane

Answer 23

Horizontally divides body into upper and lower portions

Question 24

Horizontal plane

Answer 24

Horizontally divides body into upper and lower portions

Question 25

Ipsilateral

Answer 25

On same side

Question 26

Contralateral

Answer 26

On opposite side

Question 27

Afferent

Answer 27

Conducting toward

Question 28

Efferent

Answer 28

Conducting away from