Med Term Anatomical Positions and Planes

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 1

toward the front of the body

Question 2

Anatomical Position

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 2

toward the back of the body

Question 3

Anatomical Position

Medial

Answer 3

toward the midline of the body

Question 4

Anatomical Position

Lateral

Answer 4

toward the side of the body

Question 5

Anatomical Position

Proximal

Answer 5

nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point

Question 6

Anatomical Position

Distal

Answer 6

farther from the point of attachment or a given reference point

Question 7

Anatomical Position

Superior (cranial)

Answer 7

above; toward the head

Question 8

Anatomical Position

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 8

below; toward the lower end of the spine

Question 9

Anatomical Position

Superficial (external)

Answer 9

closer to the surface of the body

Question 10

Anatomical Position

Deep (internal)

Answer 10

closer to the center of the body

Question 11

Body planes

Sagittal

Answer 11

Cuts through the body from front to back and divides the body into right and left sections

Question 12

Body planes

Midsaggital

Answer 12

Cuts through the midline of the body from front to back and divides the body into equal right and left sections

Question 13

Body planes

Frontal (coronal)

Answer 13

Cuts at a right angle to the midline, from side to side, and divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections

Question 14

Body planes

Transverse (horizontal) (axial)

Answer 14

Cuts horizontally through the body and separates the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections