Terminology Set 2

Question 1

Human biology

Answer 1

study of how the body works in health and disease

Question 2

anatomy

Answer 2

study of the structure and relationship of body parts

Question 3

physiology

Answer 3

study of the function of body systems, organs, tissues and cells

Question 4

pathology

Answer 4

study of biology when anatomy and/ or physilogy have become abnormal

Question 5

anatomical position

Answer 5

reference position for all anatomical terms

Question 6

divides body into top and bottom sections

Answer 6

transverse plane

Question 7

divides body into right and left sections

Answer 7

sagittal plane

Question 8

divides body into front and back sections

Answer 8

coronal plane

Question 9

imaginary line drawn through the center of the body or center of the hand in the sagittal plane

Answer 9

midline

Question 10

superior

Answer 10

above

Question 11

inferior

Answer 11

below

Question 12

medial

Answer 12

closer to the midline

Question 13

lateral

Answer 13

father from the midline

Question 14

anterior

Answer 14

in front of

Question 15

posterior

Answer 15

in back of

Question 16

ventral

Answer 16

belly side

Question 17

dorsal

Answer 17

back side

Question 18

proximal

Answer 18

nearer to the center of the body, or the root of a limb

Question 19

distal

Answer 19

father from the center of the body or the root of a limb

Question 20

superficial

Answer 20

closer to the surface

Question 21

deep

Answer 21

further below the surface

Question 22

central

Answer 22

within or near the center

Question 23

peripheral

Answer 23

at or near the rim or edge

Question 24

external

Answer 24

outer or outward

Question 25

internal

Answer 25

inner or inward

Question 26

afferent

Answer 26

to

Question 27

efferent

Answer 27

from

Question 28

prone

Answer 28

face down

Question 29

supine

Answer 29

face up