Anatomical Positioning

Question 1

Back surface (or towards the back)

Answer 1

Posterior or Dorsal

Question 2

Front surface or area towards the front

Answer 2

Anterior or ventral

Question 3

Head

Answer 3

Cranial

Question 4

Bottom

Answer 4

Caudal

Question 5

Above or closer to the head

Answer 5

Superior

Question 6

Element below or closer to the feet

Answer 6

Inferior

Question 7

Top of limb or closer to centre of the body

Answer 7

Proximal

Question 8

End of limb
Farther from the centre of the body

Answer 8

Distal

Question 9

Closer to the Midline of the body

Answer 9

Medial

Question 10

Further from the midline of the body (Edge of Body)

Answer 10

Lateral

Question 11

Sagittal plane

Answer 11

Divides the body (or structure) into left and right from the patient’s perspective

Question 12

Transverse plane

Answer 12

Divides the body into superior and inferior

Question 13

Frontal plane

Answer 13

Separates anterior (front) and posterior (back)

Question 14

Cranial Cavity

Answer 14

Cavity within the skull and houses the brain.

Question 15

Cranial cavity Lined by membranes called meninges

Answer 15

Lined by membranes called meninges

Question 16

Spinal cavity

Answer 16

Long narrow space within the vertebral column (spine) and contains the spinal cord. Protected by vertebrae and lined by meninges

Question 17

Thoracic cavity

Answer 17

This cavity is surrounded by rib cage and contains lungs, heart, major blood vessels. Separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm

Question 18

Pleural cavity

Answer 18

Contains lungs

Question 19

Mediastinum

Answer 19

Located between lungs and contains the heart, major blood vessels, thymus, esophagus

Question 20

Pericardial cavity

Answer 20

Surrounds the heart

Question 21

Abdominal cavity

Answer 21

Located below the diaphragm and is bound by the abdominal muscles. Houses liver, stomach, intestines, kidneys and spleen

Question 22

Pelvic cavity

Answer 22

Contains bladder, reproductive organs, parts of the large intestine

Question 23

Ventral cavities

Answer 23

House organs involved with respiration , digestion, excretion, reproduction

Question 24

Cephalic region

Answer 24

Head region

Question 25

Cervical region

Answer 25

Neck region

Question 26

Thoracic region

Answer 26

Upper part of the trunk located between the neck and abdomen

Question 27

Abdomen region

Answer 27

Central part of the trunk located between

Question 28

Pelvic region

Answer 28

Lower part of the trunk located between the abdomen and the lower limbs

Question 29

Upper extremities

Answer 29

Arms, shoulders etc

Question 30

Lower extremities

Answer 30

Hips, thigh (femurs), lower legs (tibia, and fibula), ankles, feet, toes