Planes/Directional Terms

Question 1

This plane divides body into right and left portions

Answer 1

Sagittal plane

Question 2

AKA the “Midsagittal plane”, this courses through the midline of the body

Answer 2

Median plane

Question 3

This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

Answer 3

Coronal planes

Question 4

Horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Answer 4

Transverse plane

Question 5

This direction goes toward the medial line of the body

Answer 5

Medial

Question 6

This direction goes away from the medial plane

Answer 6

Lateral

Question 7

This direction corresponds with the front of the body

Answer 7

Anterior

Question 8

This direction corresponds with the back of the body

Answer 8

Posterior

Question 9

This direction goes up the body, toward the head

Answer 9

Superior

Question 10

This direction goes down the body, away from the head

Answer 10

Inferior

Question 11

This directional term corresponds with limbs and describes the reference point at the attachment of the limbs

Answer 11

Proximal

Question 12

This directional term corresponds with limbs and goes away from the reference point of attachment

Answer 12

Distal

Question 13

A position between two points: superior/inferior, anterior/posterior, etc.

Answer 13

Middle

Question 14

A side-to-side position between medial and lateral structures

Answer 14

Intermediate

Question 15

Parallel to the long axis of a structure

Answer 15

Longitudinal

Question 16

Perpendicular to the long axis of an elongated structure

Answer 16

Transverse

Question 17

Latin term for “on the right-hand side of the body”

Answer 17

Dexter

Question 18

Latin term for “on the left-hand side of the body”

Answer 18

Sinister

Question 19

What is the name of the book that contains 10,000+ named parts of the human body in Latin?

Answer 19

Terminologia Anatomica

*When writing the title of this book, you must capitalize both letters and underline it for full credit!!

Question 20

toward the belly

Answer 20

ventral

Question 21

closer to the palm of hand

Answer 21

palmar

Question 22

closer to sole of foot

Answer 22

plantar

Question 23

closer to the lateral aspect of entire superior limb

Answer 23

radial

Question 24

closer to the medial aspect of entire superior limb

Answer 24

ulnar

Question 25

away from the center

Answer 25

peripheral