Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

Sectioning the body in the sagittal plane yields what two parts?

Answer 1

Right and left

Question 2

Name the three anatomical planes

Answer 2

Sagittal, coronal and transverse

Question 3

Sectioning the body in the midsagittal plane yields what two equal parts?

Answer 3

Right and left

Question 4

Sectioning the body in the coronal plane yields what two parts?

Answer 4

Front and back

Question 5

Sectioning the body in the transverse plane yields what two parts?

Answer 5

Superior and inferior

Question 6

The 3 planes of the body are positioned at how many degrees to each other?

Answer 6

90 degrees

Question 7

Define superior

Answer 7

Nearer to head

Question 8

Inferior

Answer 8

Further from head

Question 9

Anterior

Answer 9

Nearer to front

Question 10

Posterior

Answer 10

Nearer to back

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

Nearer to midsaggital plane

Question 12

Lateral

Answer 12

Away from midsaggital plane

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

Nearer to trunk (or point of origin)

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

Away from trunk (or point of origin)

Question 15

Superficial

Answer 15

Nearer to, or on, the surface

Question 16

Deep

Answer 16

Away from the surface

Question 17

Dorsal

Answer 17

Near the back of the body

Question 18

Ventral

Answer 18

Near the front of the body

Question 19

Cranial/Rostral

Answer 19

Nearer to head

Question 20

Caudal

Answer 20

Away from head

Question 21

Ipsilateral

Answer 21

On same side of the body

Question 22

Contralateral

Answer 22

On different side of body

Question 23

The head is ___ to the neck

Answer 23

Superior

Question 24

The arms are ____ to the trunk

Answer 24

Distal

Question 25

The feet are ___ to the knees

Answer 25

Inferior

Question 26

The elbows lie ___ to the head

Answer 26

Medial and proximal

Question 27

The hand is ___ to the elbow

Answer 27

Distal

Question 28

Name the 5 body regions

Answer 28

Cranial cavity
Thoracic cavity
Abdominal cavity
Upper limb
Lower limb

Question 29

How are body regions usually demarcated?

Answer 29

Reference to a specific bony feature, e.g. limb joints

Question 30

What does the upper limb consist of?

Answer 30

Upper limb girdle
Shoulder
Arm
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist
Hand

Question 31

What does the lower limb consist of?

Answer 31

Lower limb girdle
Thigh
Knee
Leg
Ankle
Foot

Question 32

Name the 6 body cavities

Answer 32

Abdominal
Pelvic
Cranial
Pleural
Pericardial
Spinal

Question 33

The thoracic cavity can be divided into what two cavities?

Answer 33

Pleural
Pericardial

Question 34

What separates the thorax from the abdomen?

Answer 34

Diaphragm

Question 35

In the anatomical position, the palmar surface of the hands face which direction?
Superiorly
Medially
Laterally
Anteriorly
Inferiorly

Answer 35

Anteriorly