Week 1 - Anatomical Terms

Question 1

The elbow joint is located _________ to the wrist joint

• Lateral
• Distal
• Proximal
• Caudal
• Deep

Answer 1

The elbow joint is located proximal to the wrist joint.

Caudal = away from the head

Question 2

This slice from a CT of the brain is in which anatomical plane?

• Coronal
• Sagittal
• Transverse
• Parasagittal
• Axial

Answer 2

This slice from a CT of the brain is in which anatomical plane?

• Coronal
• Sagittal
• Transverse
• Parasagittal
• Axial

Question 3

What movement is occurring at the hip joint in this image?

• Flexion
• Extension
• Adduction
• Internal
• Rotation
• Abduction

Answer 3

= Hip Flexion

Question 4

In which anatomical plane is this paediatric MRI of the head?

• Sagittal
• Axial
• Frontal
• Transverse
• Coronal

Answer 4

= Sagittal = vertically down the middle of the body splitting it into left and right.

Axial = Transverse

Frontal = Coronal = vertically down middle of head splitting into front and back

Transverse (Axial) = Horizontally

Question 5

Relative to the heart, the arch of the aorta is located:

• Inferiorly
• Medially
• Laterally
• Superiorly
• Caudally

Answer 5

= superiorly

Caudally = closer to body vs. cranially = closer to head