Positions & Planes

Question 1

What does ‘posterior’ refer to?

Answer 1

‘Posterior’ refers to the back or dorsal side of an organism.

Question 2

Medial

Answer 2

Toward the midline of the body.

Question 3

Lateral

Answer 3

Toward the side of the body.

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

Toward the front of the body

Question 5

Supine

Answer 5

Lying face up

Question 6

Prone

Answer 6

Lying face down

Question 7

Sagittal

Answer 7

Plane that cuts through the body from front to back and divides the body into right and left sections

Question 8

Midsagittal

Answer 8

Plane that cuts through the midline of the body from front to back and divides the body into equal right and left sections.

Question 9

Frontal

Answer 9

Plane that cuts at a right angle to midline, from side to side and divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections.

Question 10

Transverse

Answer 10

Plane that cuts horizontally through the body and separates the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) secrions.

Question 11

Inferior

Answer 11

Below; toward the lower end of the spine.

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

Closer to the surface of the body.

Question 13

Deep

Answer 13

Closer to the center of the body.

Question 14

Proximal

Answer 14

Nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point.

Question 15

Distal

Answer 15

Farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point.

Question 16

Superior

Answer 16

Above, toward the head