Anatomical Planes

Question 1

Sagittal

Answer 1

Divides the body or structure into the mirror images of right and left sides

Question 2

Mid-sagittal

Answer 2

Made by a vertical cut along the mid-line

Question 3

Para-sagittal

Answer 3

Vertical cut that cuts the body into unequal left and right sides

Question 4

Transverse

Answer 4

Divides the body into cranial and caudal sections

Question 5

Frontal/Coronal

Answer 5

Divides the body into dorsal and ventral sections

Question 6

Cranial

Answer 6

Toward the head (Superior in humans)

Question 7

Caudal

Answer 7

Away from the head, towards the tail (Inferior in humans)

Question 8

Dorsal

Answer 8

The upper surface of a structure (Posterior in humans)

Question 9

Ventral

Answer 9

Lower surface of a structure (Anterior in humans)

Question 10

Rostral

Answer 10

Nasal area

Question 11

Anal

Answer 11

Around the anus

Question 12

Proximal

Answer 12

Limb closest to the point of origin (shoulder)

Question 13

Distal

Answer 13

Limb furthest from the point or origin (finger tips/paw)

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

Nearest to the midline of the body (waist)

Question 15

Lateral

Answer 15

Farther from the midline of the body (toes/head)

Question 16

Ipsilateral

Answer 16

On the same side of the body as another structure

Question 17

Contralateral

Answer 17

On the opposite side of the body as another structure

Question 18

Superficial

Answer 18

On the surface of a structure (fur/skin)

Question 19

Deep

Answer 19

Away from the surface of the body (organs)

Question 20

Parietal

Answer 20

The outer wall of a body cavity (a wall)

Question 21

Visceral

Answer 21

The covering of an organ w/in the ventral body cavity (organs)