Orientation to the Human Body

Question 0

in back of, toward the back surface

Answer 0

posterior (dorsal)

Question 1

in front of, toward the front surface

Answer 1

anterior (ventral)

Question 2

above

Answer 2

superior

Question 3

below

Answer 3

inferior

Question 4

at the tail end of the body

Answer 4

caudal

Question 5

at the head end of the body

Answer 5

cranial

Question 6

toward the midline of the body

Answer 6

medial

Question 7

away from the midline of the body

Answer 7

lateral

Question 8

on the inside, beneath the surface of the body

Answer 8

deep

Question 9

on the outside, toward the surface of the body

Answer 9

superficial

Question 10

closer to the attachment point of a limb to the trunk

Answer 10

proximal

Question 11

farther from the attachment point of a limb to the trunk

Answer 11

distal

Question 12

A plane that separates the body into superior and inferior portions

Answer 12

transverse (horizontal)

Question 13

A plane that separates the body into right and left portions

Answer 13

sagittal (parasagittal

Question 14

A plane that separates the body into anterior and posterior portions

Answer 14

coronal (frontal)

Question 15

A plane that separates right and left portions equally, runs down the midline of the body

Answer 15

midsigattal (median)

Question 16

a plane that runs at an angle to any of the three main planes of the body

Answer 16

oblique