Unit 2: Talking about the Human Anatomy- Direction & Descriptive Words & Roots

Question 1

abdomen

Answer 1

belly

Question 2

abdominal

Answer 2

pertaining to the abdomen

Question 3

afferent

Answer 3

going towards

Question 4

anterior

Answer 4

towards the front

Question 5

anus

Answer 5

inferior opening of the intestines,
Latin anus, “ring”; annulus “little ring”

Question 6

coronal

Answer 6

crown-like
Latin corona

Question 7

cubit

Answer 7

forearm

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

further away
(e.g. from a joint)

Question 9

dorsal

Answer 9

toward the back

Question 10

duc

Answer 10

leading around
Latin ducere, “lead”

Question 11

duct

Answer 11

leading around
Latin ducere, “lead”

Question 12

efferent

Answer 12

going away from

Question 13

extension

Answer 13

increasing the angle of a joint

Question 14

flexion

Answer 14

decreasing the angle of a joint

Question 15

frontal

Answer 15

in front

Question 16

gurgit

Answer 16

Latin, “Whirlpool”

Question 17

horizontal

Answer 17

parallel to the ground

Question 18

inferior

Answer 18

below

Question 19

lateral

Answer 19

away form the midline; side

Question 20

medial

Answer 20

toward the midline

Question 21

peritoneum

Answer 21

membrane covering most internal organs

Question 22

popliteal

Answer 22

back of the knee

Question 23

posterior

Answer 23

towards the back

Question 24

prone

Answer 24

lying face down,
Latin pronus, “leaning forward”

Question 25

proximal

Answer 25

closer to (e.g. a joint)

Question 26

sagittal

Answer 26

like an archer
(greek sagittarius)

Question 27

superior

Answer 27

above

Question 28

supice

Answer 28

lying on the back, face up,
Latin supinus, “bent backwards”

Question 29

thorax
(pl. thoraces)

Answer 29

chest

Question 30

thoracic

Answer 30

pertaining to the thorax

Question 31

transverse

Answer 31

across the long axis

Question 32

ventral

Answer 32

towards the belly

Question 33

verse

Answer 33

turn
Latin vertere, “to turn”

Question 34

Anterior

Answer 34

in the front of, toward the front of the body

Question 35

Ventral

Answer 35

in front of, toward the front of the body

Question 36

caudal

Answer 36

pertaing to the tail

Question 37

cephalic

Answer 37

pertaing to the head

Question 38

deep

Answer 38

inside, or towards the innermost part

Question 39

distal

Answer 39

away from the attachment point or beginning

Question 40

inferior

Answer 40

below, toward the feet

Question 41

lateral

Answer 41

to the side of, away form the midline

Question 42

medial

Answer 42

middle, toward the midline of the body

Question 43

posterior

Answer 43

in back of, toward the back of the body

Question 44

dorsal

Answer 44

in back of, toward the back of the body

Question 45

proximal

Answer 45

close to the attachment point or beginning

Question 46

superficial

Answer 46

outside, or towards the othermost part

Question 47

superior

Answer 47

above, toward the head

Question 48

coronal plane

Answer 48

vertical section that divides the body or part into anterior and posterior parts

Question 49

frontal plane

Answer 49

vertical section that divides the body or part into anterior and posterior parts

Question 50

oblique

Answer 50

an angled section, not vertical or horizontal

Question 51

sagittal plane

Answer 51

vertical section that divides the body or part into right and left sides

Question 52

longitudinal plane

Answer 52

vertical section that divides the body or part into right and left sides

Question 53

transverse plane

Answer 53

horizontal section that divides the body or part into superior and inferior parts

Question 54

horizontal plane

Answer 54

horizontal section that divides the body or part into superior and inferior parts

Question 55

axial plane

Answer 55

horizontal section that divides the body or part into superior and inferior parts