Position & Direction

Question 1

anterior

Answer 1

Positioned toward the front

Question 2

ascending

Answer 2

Having an upward course

Question 3

axillary

Answer 3

Commonly referred to as the underarm; the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body

Question 4

descending

Answer 4

Having a downward course

Question 5

distal

Answer 5

Farthest from the point of reference

Question 6

inferior

Answer 6

Situated below; in reference to the lower surface or portion of an
organ or structure

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

Toward the side, farthest from the middle or median

Question 8

medial

Answer 8

toward the middle

Question 9

posterior

Answer 9

Positioned toward the back

Question 10

proximal

Answer 10

Closest to the point of reference

Question 11

superior

Answer 11

Situated above, in reference to the upper surface or portion of an
organ or structure

Question 12

transverse

Answer 12

Having a lateral course; a feature or organ that proceeds across

Question 13

lateral position

Answer 13

Patient lying on side

left or right

Question 14

Lithotomy Position

Answer 14

Patient on back with legs up
in stirrups, flexed thighs at right angle to body exposing perineum, with head tilted
down slightly

Question 15

prone

Answer 15

Patient lying on front,

face down

Question 16

reverse Trendelenburg

Answer 16

Patient on back with feet
tilted down and head slightly
elevated

Question 17

supine

Answer 17

Patient lying on back, face up

Question 18

Trendelenburg

Answer 18

Patient on back with head
tilted downward 30-40 degrees and feet slightly
angulated downward beneath the knees

Question 19

Parietal

Answer 19

pertaining to the walls of a cavity

Question 20

Visceral

Answer 20

Pertaining to the organs within a cavitry

Question 21

Viscera

Answer 21

The internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (heart or lungs) or abdomen (as the liver, pancreas or intestines).

Question 22

Axillary Line

Answer 22

Imaginary line that runs down the body starting at the armpit