Position/Movement Describers

Question 1

What is this position known as?

Answer 1

Anatomical position

Question 2

What plane is this?

Answer 2

Sagittal plane

Question 3

What plane is this?

Answer 3

Coronal plane

Question 4

What plane is this?

Answer 4

Transverse plane

Question 5

What direction is nearer to front?

Answer 5

Anterior

Question 6

What direction is nearer to back?

Answer 6

Posterior

Question 7

What direction is nearer to feet?

Answer 7

Inferior

Question 8

What direction is nearer to head?

Answer 8

Superior

Question 9

What direction is nearer to the central body line?

Answer 9

Medial

Question 10

What direction is further away from the central body line?

Answer 10

Lateral

Question 11

What direction is towards the back?

Answer 11

Dorsal

Question 12

What direction is towards the stomach?

Answer 12

Ventral

Question 13

What direction is closer to the trunk/origin of limb?

Answer 13

Proximal

Question 14

What direction is further away from the trunk/origin of limb?

Answer 14

Distal (think distant)

Question 15

What is direction is nearer to the surface?

Answer 15

Superficial

Question 16

What direction is further to the surface?

Answer 16

Deep

Question 17

What direction is between superficial and deep?

Answer 17

Intermediate is between superficial and deep

Question 18

What direction is nearer to the head?

Answer 18

Cranial

Question 19

What direction is nearer to the feet?

Answer 19

Caudal

Question 20

What is on the opposite side of the body?

Answer 20

Contralateral is on the opposite side of the body

Question 21

What is on the same side of the body?

Answer 21

Ipsilateral is on the same side of the body

Question 22

What side of the hand is the dorsal surface?

Answer 22

Dorsum is the dorsal surface of the hand

Question 23

What side of the hand is the palmer surface?

Answer 23

Palm is the palmer surface of the hand

Question 24

What side of the foot is the planter dorsal suface?

Answer 24

The dorsum is the dorsal surface of the foot

Question 25

What side of the foot is the planter surface?

Answer 25

The sole is the planter surface of the foot

Question 26

What does flexion/extension look like?

Answer 26

Question 27

What does lateral/medial rotation look like?

Answer 27

Question 28

What does abduction/adduction look like?

Answer 28

Question 29

What does circumduction look like?

Answer 29

Question 30

What does elevation/depression look like?

Answer 30

Question 31

What does protraction/retraction look like?

Answer 31

Question 32

What does eversion/inversion look like?

Answer 32