Anatomy terminology

Question 1

What is anatomy?

Answer 1

The study of the structure and shape of the human body physiology: the study of the function of the human body.

Question 2

What is anatomical position?

Answer 2

A reference position (feet together, body upright, arms at sides, palms facing upward)

Question 3

What is sagittal plane?

Answer 3

Imaginary line that divides the body into LEFT and RIGHT

Question 4

What is coronal plane?

Answer 4

Imaginary line that divides the body into FRONT and BACK

Question 5

What is transverse plane?

Answer 5

Imaginary line that divides the body into top and bottom

Question 6

Superior

Answer 6

towards the top of the body

Question 7

inferior

Answer 7

towards the bottom of the body

Question 8

anterior

Answer 8

towards the front of the body

Question 9

posterior

Answer 9

towards the back of the body

Question 10

medial

Answer 10

towards middle of the body

Question 11

lateral

Answer 11

towards the side or away from the middle of the body

Question 12

proximal

Answer 12

closer to the center of the body

Question 13

distal

Answer 13

farther away from the center of the body

Question 14

superficial

Answer 14

closer to the surface of the body

Question 15

deep

Answer 15

farther from the surface of the body

Question 16

ipsilateral

Answer 16

same side of the body

Question 17

contralateral

Answer 17

opposite sides of the body

Question 18

flexion

Answer 18

bending

Question 19

extension

Answer 19

straightening

Question 20

abduction

Answer 20

taking away from the body

Question 21

adduction

Answer 21

bringing back to the body

Question 22

supination

Answer 22

palm facing up

Question 23

pronation

Answer 23

palm facing down