Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

What term describes the location of a bodily segment towards the front of the body?

Answer 1

Anterior

Question 2

What term describes the location of a bodily segment towards the rear of the body?

Answer 2

Posterior

Question 3

What term describes the location of a bodily segment below that of another?

Answer 3

Inferior

Question 4

What term describes the location of a bodily segment above that of another?

Answer 4

Superior

Question 5

What term describes the location or movement of a bodily segment towards to the midline of the body?

Answer 5

Medial

Question 6

What term describes the location or movement of a bodily segment towards the outside of the body?

Answer 6

Lateral

Question 7

What term describes the location of a bodily segment more central to that of another?

Answer 7

Proximal

Question 8

What term describes the location of a bodily segment further from the centre to that of another?

Answer 8

Distal

Question 9

What term describes a bodily segment that faces upwards?

Answer 9

Supination

Question 10

What term describes a bodily segment that faces downwards?

Answer 10

Pronation

Question 11

What term means closer to the surface of the skin?

Answer 11

Superficial

Question 12

What term means further away from the surface of the skin?

Answer 12

Deep

Question 13

What term describes an action taking place on a single side of the body?

Answer 13

Unilateral

Question 14

What term describes an action taking place on both sides of the body?

Answer 14

Bilateral

Question 15

What term describes an action taking place on the opposite side of the body?

Answer 15

Contralateral

Question 16

What term describes an action taking place on the same side of the body?

Answer 16

Ipsilateral

Question 17

Which plane divides the body from left to right? All flexion and extension happens in this plane.

Answer 17

Sagittal

Question 18

Which plane divides the body from front to back? All adduction, abduction and lateral flexion happens in this plane.

Answer 18

Frontal (Coronal)

Question 19

Which plane divides the body into a superior and inferior portion? All horizontal flexion/extension and rotation happens in this plane.

Answer 19

Transverse

Question 20

In which plane of movement would a knee raise occur?

Answer 20

Sagittal

Question 21

In which plane of movement would an abdominal crunch occur?

Answer 21

Sagittal

Question 22

In which plane of movement would a side bend occur?

Answer 22

Frontal

Question 23

In which plane of movement would a lateral raise occur?

Answer 23

Frontal

Question 24

In which plane of movement would a press up occur?

Answer 24

Transverse

Question 25

In which plane of movement would a hip rotation occur?

Answer 25

Transverse

Question 26

Which movement reduces the joint angle and typically involves bending actions?

Answer 26

Flexion

Question 27

Which movement increases the joint angle and typically involves straightening actions?

Answer 27

Extension

Question 28

Which movement involves bending to the side?

Answer 28

Lateral Flexion

Question 29

Which movement involves a move towards the mid/centre line of the body?

Answer 29

Adduction

Question 30

Which movement involves a move away from the mid/centre line of the body?

Answer 30

Abduction

Question 31

Which movement involves two or more bones moving around each other in a circular motion?

Answer 31

Rotation

Question 32

Which movement involves a circular movement which is usually smaller at the proximal end of the limb?

Answer 32

Circumduction

Question 33

Which movement involves lifting in a vertical plane?

Answer 33

Elevation

Question 34

Which movement involves pulling down in a vertical plane?

Answer 34

Depression

Question 35

Which movement involves pointing the toes and extending the ankle?

Answer 35

Plantarflexion

Question 36

Which movement involves pulling the toes up and flexing the ankle?

Answer 36

Dorsiflexion

Question 37

Which movement involves turning the palm of the hand to face downwards, or when turning the ankle so that the sole of the foot faces laterally.

Answer 37

Pronation

Question 38

Which movement involves turning the palm of the hand to face upwards, or when turning the ankle so that the sole of the foot faces medially.

Answer 38

Supination

Question 39

Which movement is a combination of plantarflexion and supination of the ankle that also involves some adduction?

Answer 39

Inversion

Question 40

Which movement is a combination of plantarflexion and pronation of the ankle that also involves some abduction?

Answer 40

Eversion

Question 41

Which movement occurs when a limb or body segment is moved anteriorly such as with the jaw or shoulders?

Answer 41

Protraction

Question 42

Which movement occurs when a limb or body segment is moved posteriorly such as with the jaw or shoulders?

Answer 42

Retraction