Regions of the body

Question 1

What is meant my the “lower limb”?

Answer 1

Leg and thigh

Question 2

What is meant by the “upper limb”

Answer 2

Arm and forearm

Question 3

When a patient is “supine”, they are..

Answer 3

Lying down, facing up

Question 4

When a patient is “prone”, they are…

Answer 4

Lying down, facing down

Question 5

The anterior surface of the wrist is called..

Answer 5

Volar

Question 6

The anterior surface if the hand is called..

Answer 6

Palmer

Question 7

The anterior surface of the tongue is called..

Answer 7

Ventral

Question 8

The inferior surface if the foot is called..

Answer 8

Plantar

Question 9

Name 4 dorsal surfaces

Answer 9

Posterior surface of wrist
Posterior surface of hand
Posterior surface of tongue
Superior surface foot

Question 10

What is meant by “ipsilateral”?

Answer 10

Both of same side

e.g. right ear and right eye

Question 11

What is meant by “centralateral”?

Answer 11

On opposite sides

e.g. right ear, left eye

Question 12

What is flexion?

Answer 12

Decreasing the angle between joints

Question 13

What is extension?

Answer 13

Increasing the angle between joints

Question 14

What is abduction?

Answer 14

Movement away from median plane

Question 15

What is adduction?

Answer 15

Movement towards median plane

Question 16

What is internal/medial rotation?

Answer 16

Anterior surface of a limb rotates towards the median plane

Question 17

What is external/lateral rotation?

Answer 17

Anterior surface of a limb rotates away from the median plane

Question 18

What is circumduction?

Answer 18

Circular motion at a joint

Question 19

What is the sagittal plane?

Answer 19

Runs through body, gives left and right side

Question 20

What is the coronal plane?

Answer 20

Runs through body, gives front and back

Question 21

What is the axial plane?

Answer 21

Runs through body, gives top and bottom

Question 22

What is another name for the axial plane?

Answer 22

Transverse plane