Week 2 Body Organization

Question 1

normal anatomical position

Answer 1

standing upright, facing the viewer, with the palms of the hands facing forward

Question 2

frontal(coronal) plane

Answer 2

divides the body into front and back sections

Question 3

sagittal plane

Answer 3

divides the body into left and right sections

Question 4

mid-sagittal plane

Answer 4

divides the body exactly down the middle

Question 5

parasagittal plane

Answer 5

divides the body down the middle, but not exactly down the midline

Question 6

transverse(horizontal) plane

Answer 6

divides the body into upper and lower sections

Question 7

oblique plane

Answer 7

any section not dividing at a 90-degree angle

Question 8

longitudinal plane

Answer 8

any plane perpendicular to the transverse plane, ex sagittal

Question 9

superior(cephalic)

Answer 9

above, higher than
closer to the head on humans

Question 10

inferior(caudal)

Answer 10

below, lower than
closer to the feet on humans

Question 11

anterior(ventral)

Answer 11

in front
generally towards the belly side of humans

Question 12

posterior(dorsal)

Answer 12

behind
generally towards the back on humans

Question 13

deep

Answer 13

farther from the surface

Question 14

superficial

Answer 14

closer to the surface

Question 15

contralateral

Answer 15

pertaining to the opposite side

Question 16

ipsilateral

Answer 16

pertaining to the same side

Question 17

medial

Answer 17

closer to the middle of the body

Question 18

lateral

Answer 18

closer to the outside of the body(away from the midline)

Question 19

proximal

Answer 19

closer to the point of attachment

Question 20

distal

Answer 20

further away from the point of attachment

Question 21

integumentary system

Answer 21

includes the skin, hair, and nails. encloses internal body structures