Study Section 5 (Sept 22, 2022)

Question 1

anterior
(ventral)

Answer 1

Front surface of the body.

Question 2

deep

Answer 2

Away from the surface

Question 3

distal

Answer 3

Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure.

Question 4

frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 4

Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions.

Question 5

inferior
(caudal)

Answer 5

Below another structure; pertaining to the tail or lower portion of the body.

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

Pertaining to the side.

Question 7

medial

Answer 7

Pertaining to the middle or near the medial plane of the body.

Question 8

posterior
(dorsal)

Answer 8

Back surface of the body.

Question 9

prone

Answer 9

Lying on the belly (face down, palms down).

Question 10

proximal

Answer 10

Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure.

Question 11

sagittal
(lateral)
plane

Answer 11

Lengthwise, vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides. From the Latin sagitta, meaning arrow. As an arrow is shot from a bow it enters the body in the sagittal plane, dividing right from left. The midsagittal plane divides the body into right and left halves.

Question 12

superficial

Answer 12

On the surface.

Question 13

superior
(cephalic)

Answer 13

Above another structure; pertaining to the head.

Question 14

supine

Answer 14

Lying on the back (face up, palms up)

Question 15

transverse (axial) plane

Answer 15

Horizontal (cross-sectional) plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions.