week 1: the language of anatomy

Question 1

lying face up, palms facing up

Answer 1

supine

Question 2

Answer 2

Question 3

towards midline (a___)

Answer 3

adduction

Question 4

upward

Answer 4

elevation

Question 5

above

___ (or ___)

Answer 5

superior or cranial

Question 6

Answer 6

Question 7

closer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk

____

Answer 7

proximal

Question 8

Answer 8

Question 9

a vertical plane that passes through the midline of the body and divides the body into equal left & right portions

___ or ___ plane

Answer 9

midsagittal or median

Question 10

anterior

Answer 10

protraction

Question 11

further from the attachment of a limb to the trunk

___

Answer 11

distal

Question 12

a diagonal plane that divides the body at an angle

___ plane

Answer 12

oblique

Question 13

downward

Answer 13

depression

Question 14

forearm, palm faces forward/upward

Answer 14

supination

Question 15

away from midline

Answer 15

abduction

Question 16

posterior

Answer 16

retraction

Question 17

away from the body’s longitudinal midline

___

Answer 17

lateral

Question 18

a vertical plane that does not pass through the midline of the body & divides the body into unequal left & right portions

___ plane or ___ section

Answer 18

parasagittal, longitudinal

Question 19

decreases angle of joint

Answer 19

flexion

Question 20

increases angle of joint

Answer 20

extension

Question 21

towards or at the body surface

Answer 21

superficial

Question 22

Answer 22

Question 23

below

___ (or ___)

Answer 23

inferior or caudal

Question 24

lying face down, palms facing the floor

Answer 24

prone

Question 25

distal end moves in a circle

Answer 25

circumduction

Question 26

Answer 26

Question 27

Answer 27

Question 28

bone moves around its own longitudinal axis

Answer 28

rotation

Question 29

Answer 29

Question 30

towards or at the body’s longitudinal midline

___

Answer 30

medial

Question 31

away from the body surface

Answer 31

deep

Question 32

towards or at the back of the body; behind

___ (or ___)

Answer 32

posterior or dorsal

Question 33

a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions

___ plane

Answer 33

transverse

Question 34

Answer 34

Question 35

towards or at the front of the body; in front

___ ( or ___)

Answer 35

anterior or ventral

Question 36

forearm, palm faces backward/downward

Answer 36

pronation

Question 37

Answer 37