1-1 Anatomical, Directional, & Regional Terms

Question 1

Posterior

Dorsal

Answer 1

Toward the back

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

Toward the head

Question 3

Inferior

Answer 3

Away from the head

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

Toward the midline of the body

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

Away from the midline of the body

Question 6

Proximal

Answer 6

Toward the attached end of the limb,origin of the structure or midline of the body

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

Away from the detached end of the limb, origin of structure, or midline of the body

Question 8

Superficial

Answer 8

External; located close to or on the body surface

Question 9

Deep

Answer 9

Internal; located further beneath the body surface than the superficial structures

Question 10

Cervical

Answer 10

Regional term referring to the neck

Question 11

Thoracic

Answer 11

Regional term referring to the portion of the body between the neck and the abdomen; also known as the chest (thorax)

Question 12

Lumbar

Answer 12

Regional term referring to the portion of the back between the abdomen & the pelvis

Question 13

Plantar

Answer 13

The sole or bottom of the feet

Question 14

Dorsal

Answer 14

The top surface of the feet and hands

Question 15

Palmar

Answer 15

The anterior or ventral surface of the hands

Question 16

Sagittal plane

Answer 16

A longitudinal (imaginary) section that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sections

Question 17

Frontal plane

Answer 17

A longitudinal (imaginary) section that divides the body into anterior & posterior parts; lies at a right angle to the sagittal plane

Question 18

Transverse plane

Answer 18

Also known as the horizontal plane; an imaginary line that divides the body or any of its parts into superior & inferior sections

Question 19

Anterior

Ventral

Answer 19

Toward the front