ANATOMICAL POSITION AND TERMINOLOGIES

Question 1

ANATOMICAL POSITION

Answer 1

• Stands erect
• Feet flat on the floor
• Palms and face facing forward
• Arms at the sides

Question 2

BODY REGIONS

Answer 2

• Head
• Neck
• Trunk
• Thorax
• Abdomen
• Pelvic Cavity
• Upper Extremities
• Lower Extremities

Question 3

Four Imaginary Planes that pass through the body in the anatomical position

Answer 3

ANATOMICAL PLANES

Question 4

vertical plane passing longitudinally dividing body into two equal halves, the left and the right

Answer 4

Median Plane

Question 5

vertical plane passing longitudinally dividing body into two unequal
equal halves, the left and the right

Answer 5

Sagittal Plane

Question 6

Perpendicular to the sagittal plane and divides the body into two unequal halves: Anterior (front) and Posterior (back)

Answer 6

Coronal (frontal) plane

Question 7

Divides the body to produce unequal superior (upper) and inferior (lower)

Answer 7

Transverse (longitudinal, axial, horizontal) plane

Question 8

Planes are used to describe sections:

Answer 8

o Longitudinal – lengthwise
o Transverse - cross section
o Oblique – diagonal

Question 9

nearer/towards to the head
Ex: The neck is superior to the chest

Answer 9

Superior (cranial)

Question 10

nearer/towards the foot
Ex: The abdomen is inferior to the chest

Answer 10

Inferior (caudal)

Question 11

nearer/towards to the front
Ex: The chestbone is anterior to the heart

Answer 11

Anterior (ventral)

Question 12

nearer/towards the back
Ex: The heart is posterior to the sternum

Answer 12

Posterior (dorsal)

Question 13

– nearer/towards to the medial plane
Ex: The index finger is medial to the thumb

Answer 13

Medial

Question 14

farther/away from the median plane
Ex: The thumb is medial to the index finger

Answer 14

Lateral

Question 15

nearer/towards to the trunk or point of origin
Ex: The arm is proximal to the elbow and the proximal part
of stomach is near the esophagus

Answer 15

Proximal

Question 16

farther/away from the trunk or point of origin
Ex: The elbow is distal to the arm and the distal part of the stomach is near the duodenum

Answer 16

Distal

Question 17

nearer/towards to the surface

Answer 17

Superficial

Question 18

farther/away from the surface
Ex: Epidermis Dermis

Answer 18

Deep

Question 19

nearer/towards to the center

Answer 19

Central

Question 20

farther/away from the center

Answer 20

Peripheral

Question 21

pertaining to the external wall of a body cavity

Answer 21

Parietal

Question 22

pertaining to the covering of an organ

Answer 22

Visceral

Question 23

pertaining to the external wall of a body cavity

Answer 23

Parietal

Question 24

pertaining to the covering of an organ

Answer 24

Visceral

Question 25

bony surfaces of bones slide or glide over each other

Answer 25

Gliding

Question 26

bending movement that decreases the angle of the joints

Answer 26

Flexion

Question 27

movement that increases angle of the joints

Answer 27

Extension

Question 28

moving away from the longitudinal axis

Answer 28

Abduction

Question 29

moving towards the longitudinal axis

Answer 29

Adduction

Question 30

turning bone or limb around its long axis

Answer 30

Rotation

Question 31

rotating the forearm laterally such that the palm faces superiorly

Answer 31

Supination

Question 32

rotating the forearm medially such that the palm faces inferiorly

Answer 32

Pronation

Question 33

sole of foot faces or turns medially

Answer 33

Inversion

Question 34

sole of the foot faces or turns laterally

Answer 34

Eversion

Question 35

sole of the foot faces or turns laterally

Answer 35

Eversion

Question 36

antero-lateral movement of the scapula

Answer 36

Protraction

Question 37

jutting out of jaw

Answer 37

Protrusion

Question 38

raise or move a part superiorly

Answer 38

Elevation

Question 39

lowering of limb or body inferiorly

Answer 39

Depression

Question 40

to bring the thumb and index fingertips together

Answer 40

Opposition

Question 41

combination of all movement

Answer 41

Circumduction

Question 42

combination of all movement

Answer 42

Circumduction

Question 43

brain, face with eyes, nose, mouth and ears

Answer 43

Head

Question 44

connects head and trunk

Answer 44

Neck

Question 45

heart and lungs

Answer 45

Thorax

Question 46

most parts of digestive system and urinary system

Answer 46

Abdomen

Question 47

with reproductive organs and distal parts of digestive and urinary system

Answer 47

Pelvic Cavity