Planes of Movement and Directional and Movement Terminology

Question 1

Sagittal plane (medial/lateral)

Answer 1

Divides the body into right and left.

Question 2

Frontal plane (anterior/posterior)

Answer 2

Divides the body into front and back.

Question 3

Transverse plane (horizontal)

Answer 3

Divides the body into upper and lower regions

Question 4

Anterior (Ventral)

Answer 4

The front portion of the human body. Your quadriceps are anterior to your hamstrings.

Question 5

Posterior (Dorsal)

Answer 5

The back portion of the human body. Your hamstrings are posterior to your quadriceps.

Question 6

Medial

Answer 6

Towards the midline of the body. Your nose is medial to your eyes.

Question 7

Lateral

Answer 7

Towards the sides of the body. Your eyes are lateral to your nose.

Question 8

Superior (Cranial)

Answer 8

A body part above another body part. Your head is superior to your neck.

Question 9

Inferior (Caudal)

Answer 9

A body part below another body part. Your neck is inferior to your head.

Question 10

Deep

Answer 10

A body part which is deeper from the surface than another body part. Your Transverse Abdominis is deep to your Rectus Abdominis.

Question 11

Superficial

Answer 11

A body part closer to the surface than another body part. Your Rectus Abdominis is superficial to your Transverse Abdominis.

Question 12

Distal

Answer 12

The structure is further from the attachment of the appendage to the body (ie: away from the trunk). The hands are distal to your arms.

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

The structure is closer to the attachment of the appendage to the body (ie: towards the trunk). Your arms are proximal to your hands.