Orientation Concepts

Question 1

sagittal plane

Answer 1

cuts body into left and right halves down the middle; forward and backward movements

Question 2

frontal/coronal plane

Answer 2

cuts body into front and back halves down the middle; side-to-side movements

Question 3

transverse plane

Answer 3

cuts body into top and bottom halves; twisting movements

Question 4

anterior

Answer 4

front of the body

Question 5

posterior

Answer 5

back of body

Question 6

superficial

Answer 6

located close to or on the surface of the body

Question 7

deep

Answer 7

below the surface

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

closer to a reference point

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

farther away from a reference point

Question 10

superior

Answer 10

towards the head

Question 11

inferior

Answer 11

away from the head

Question 12

medial

Answer 12

towards the midline of the body

Question 13

lateral

Answer 13

away from the midline of the body; to the side

Question 14

ipsilateral

Answer 14

on the same side

Question 15

contralateral

Answer 15

on the opposite side

Question 16

unilateral

Answer 16

one side

Question 17

bilateral

Answer 17

both sides

Question 18

prone

Answer 18

lying face down

Question 19

supine

Answer 19

lying face up

Question 20

first class lever system

Answer 20

EFL; flexion and extension (extension of elbow during tennis stroke)

Question 21

second class lever system

Answer 21

ELF; plantarflexion and dorsiflexion (calf raises)

Question 22

third class lever system

Answer 22

FEL; flexion and extension (bicep curls and extension)