Terminology and Body Plan

Question 1

refers to a person standing erect with the
face directed forward, the upper limbs hanging to the sides, and the
palms of the hands facing forward

Answer 1

Anatomical position

Question 2

A person is _______
when lying face upward

Answer 2

supine

Question 3

when lying face downward

Answer 3

prone

Question 4

A structure above another SUPERMAN

Answer 4

superior

Question 5

A structure below another
IMPYERNO

Answer 5

interior

Question 6

The front of the body

Answer 6

anterior

Question 6

The back of the body

Answer 6

posterior

Question 7

Toward the belly (synonymous with anterior)

Answer 7

Ventral ANTERIOR

Question 8

Toward the back (synonymous with posterior)

Answer 8

DORSAL POSTERIOR

Question 9

Closer to the point of attachment to the body than
another structure

Answer 9

Proximal

Question 10

Farther from the point of attachment to the body than
another structure

Answer 10

Distal

Question 11

Away from the midline of the body

Answer 11

Lateral

Question 12

Toward or on the surface
EXTERNAL - INTERNAL

Answer 12

Superficial

Question 13

Toward the midline of the body

Answer 13

Medial

Question 14

Away from the surface, internal - external

Answer 14

Deep

Question 15

runs vertically through the body, separating it into right and left portions.

Answer 15

A sagittal plane

Question 15

runs parallel to the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior portions.

Answer 15

transverse (horizontal) plane

Question 16

is a sagittal plane that passes through the midline of the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves.

Answer 16

median plane

Question 16

runs vertically to divide the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts.

Answer 16

frontal plane