Term

Question 1

Anatomical Position

anterior position

Answer 1

Body facing forward

Question 2

Medial

Answer 2

Nearer the midline of the body

Note: the midline splits the body, head-to-toe, into two halves, the left and right.

Question 3

Lateral

Answer 3

Farther from the midline of the body body

Note: the midline splits the body, head-to-toe, into two halves, the left and right.

Question 4

Proximal

Answer 4

means the part of the body that is closer to the center (the torso) than another

Question 5

Distal

Answer 5

means the part of the body that is further away from the center (the torso) than another

Question 6

Superior

Answer 6

Nearer to the head

Question 7

Inferior

Answer 7

Nearer to the feet

Question 8

Anterior

Answer 8

Refers to the front of the body

Question 9

Posterior

Answer 9

Refers to the back of the body

Question 10

Transverse plane

Answer 10

is an imaginary plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts

{horizontal}

Question 11

Sagittal plane

Answer 11

is an imaginary plane that divides the body into right and left
parts

Question 12

Coronal Plane

Answer 12

is an imaginary plane that divides the body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) parts

{frontal}

Question 13

Cranial

Answer 13

Nearer to the head

Skull

Question 14

Caudal

Answer 14

Nearer to the feet

Tail

Question 15

Centrally

Answer 15

Refers to the front of the body

Question 16

Dorsal

Answer 16

Refers to the back of the body

Question 17

Mid-sagital

Answer 17

Plane that separates the body into two equal halves

Question 18

Para-sagital

Answer 18

Plane that separates the body into two halves (not equal)

Question 19

lpsilateral

Answer 19

on the same side (ex. right arm right leg)

Question 20

contralateral

Answer 20

on the opposite sides (ex. right arm left leg)