Anatomical Position

Question 1

appendage

Answer 1

A limb of the body.

Question 2

supine

Answer 2

Lying on its back, reclined.

Question 3

anatomical position:

Answer 3

The standard position in which the body is standing with feet together, arms to the side, anddd head, eyes, and palms facing forward.

Question 4

Proximal

Answer 4

Proximal refers to a point closer to the reference point `

When describing appendages, the proximal end of the appendage connects the appendage to the body,

Proximal and Distal describe one point relative to another.

Question 5

Distal

Answer 5

distal refers to a point farther away.

When describing appendages, the distal end is away from the body.

Proximal and Distal describe one point relative to another.

Question 6

Superior

Answer 6

Superior and inferior (cranial and caudal) are used when referring to parts of the body which are toward an end of the body.

Superior structures are toward the head (cranial)

Question 7

Inferior

Answer 7

Superior and inferior (cranial and caudal) are used when referring to parts of the body which are toward an end of the body.

inferior (caudal) structures are toward the feet.

Question 8

lateral

Answer 8

Used to describe anything closer to the sids of the body (toward the arms, in the standard anatomical position)

Question 9

medial

Answer 9

used to describe anything toward the middle of the body

Question 10

deep

Answer 10

refers to structures closer to the inferior center of the body. for example bones in an appendage are located deeper than the muscles

Question 11

superficial

Answer 11

is used to describe structures that are closer to the exterior ssurface of the body. For example, the outer layers of skin are superficial to deeper layers of skin.

Question 12

anterior and posterior

Answer 12

Anterior and posterior are sometimes used in place of superior and inferior, respectively.

These words are used more often for animal anatomy and rarely and only with very specific meaning in human anatomy.

Anterior refers to the side of the structure facing up in the standard anatomical position while posterior refers to the bottom side.

Question 13

dorsal and ventral

Answer 13

Dorsal and ventral are sometimes used in place of anterior and posterior, respectively.

Dorsal means the back side or upper side,

ventral means the frontal or lower side.

Question 14

coronal plane

Answer 14

A coronal or frontal plane divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back and front, or posterior and anterior) portions.

Question 15

transverse plane

Answer 15

A transverse plane, also known as an axial plane or cross-section, divides the body into cranial and caudal (head and tail) portions.

Question 16

sagittal plane

Answer 16

A sagittal plane divides the body into sinister and dexter (left and right) portions.

Question 17

axes(axial direction)

Answer 17

Axes use directional terms to describe the location and orientation of a specific region.

Question 18

the directional term lateral

Answer 18

The directional term lateral is used to describe structures divided by a left-to-right axis.

Question 19

ventral (direction)

Answer 19

On the front side of the human body or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.

Question 20

posterior(direction)

Answer 20

Nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.

Question 21

axis(direction)

Answer 21

A line between two points that is used to give direction to an anatomical region.

Question 22

axial region

Answer 22

makes up the main axis of the human body: head, neck, chest and trunk

Question 23

appendicular region

Answer 23

makes up the parts of the human body that connect to the axial region: limbs and appendages

Question 24

brachial region

Answer 24

part of the appendicular region (consists of the arm)

Question 25

abominal region

Answer 25

consists of the abdomen as the smaller part of the axial region

Question 26

The Dorsoventral axis (DV axis)

Answer 26

is formed by the connection of the dorsal and ventral points of a region. The region between the belly (ventral) and back (dorsal) is often described by a DV axis.

Question 27

The Anterioposterior axis (AP axis)

Answer 27

is the axis formed by the connection of the anterior (top) and posterior (bottom) ends of a region. The AP axis of a region is by definition perpendicular to the DV axis and vice-versa.

Question 28

The Left-to-right axis

Answer 28

is the axis connecting the left and right hand sides of a region. It is used to describe the lateral sides of a region, which in humans are often symmetrical around the center of the body. It is perpendicular to both the DV and AP axes.