Week 1 Planes, Joints, Directional Terms

Question 1

Supine

Answer 1

Body lying face up

Question 2

Prone

Answer 2

Body lying face down

Question 3

Sagittal Plane

Answer 3

Vertical plane that divides body or organ into right & left sides

Question 4

Coronal (Frontal) Plane

Answer 4

Vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior (front) & posterior (back) sides

Question 5

Transverse (Horizontal) Plane

Answer 5

Horizontal Plane that divides the body or organ into supior (upper) & inferior (lower) portions.

Question 6

Oblique Plane

Answer 6

Diagonal plane that passes through the body or organ at an angle other than a 90 degree angle

Question 7

Superior

Answer 7

Toward the head (upper/above)

Question 8

Inferior

Answer 8

Toward the feet (lower/below)

Question 9

Anterior

Answer 9

Front or in front of

Question 10

Ventral

Answer 10

Toward the stomach

Question 11

Posterior

Answer 11

Back or in back of

Question 12

Dorsal

Answer 12

Toward the back

Question 13

Medial

Answer 13

Nearer to or toward the midline

Question 14

Lateral

Answer 14

Father from the mid-line toward the side of the body

Question 15

Proximal

Answer 15

Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk. Nearer to the origination of a structure

Question 16

Distal

Answer 16

Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk. Farther from the origination of a structure

Question 17

Superficial

Answer 17

Toward or on the body surface

Question 18

Deep

Answer 18

Away from the body surface

Question 19

Ipsilateral

Answer 19

On the same side of the body

Question 20

Contralateral

Answer 20

On the opposite side of the body