VisibleBody Planes and Positions

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

A description of any region or part of
the body in a specific stance

Question 2

supine position

Answer 2

body is lying face up

Question 3

prone position

Answer 3

body is lying face down

Question 4

Anterior view

Answer 4

At or near the front
of the body

Question 5

Posterior view

Answer 5

At or near the back
of the body

Question 6

Midline

Answer 6

the imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Nearer to midline

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Away from midline

Question 9

Superior view

Answer 9

Situated toward the head and further
away from the feet; the upper part of a structure.

Question 10

Inferior view

Answer 10

Situated nearer to the feet than the head;
the lower part of a structure.

Question 11

Deep

Answer 11

Away from the surface
of the body

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

Close to the surface
of the body

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

Nearer to the origination
of a structure

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

Farther from the origination
of a structure

Question 15

Planes

Answer 15

imaginary flat surfaces that pass
through parts of the body

Question 16

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 16

Divides the body into front
and back portions

Question 17

Tranverse plane

Answer 17

Divides the body into
superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

Question 18

Oblique plane

Answer 18

Passes through a structure
or the entire body at an angle

Question 19

Sagittal plane

Answer 19

Divides a structure or the body
vertically into right or left portions

Question 20

Para

Answer 20

alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and abnormal.

For example, the parathyroid glands are called “para-thyroid” because they are adjacent to the thyroid. For another example, paraumbilical means alongside the umbilicus (the belly button)