anatomical terminology

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

the specific body orientation used when describing an individual’s anatomy

Question 2

anatomical planes

Answer 2

based on the anatomical position of the entire organism

Question 3

sagittal

Answer 3

longitude plane that divides an organism into a left and right side

Question 4

midsagittal

Answer 4

the sagittal plane at the very midline of the organism

Question 5

frontal/coronal plane

Answer 5

any longitude plane that divides the organism into dorsal and ventral portions

Question 6

transverse

Answer 6

a plane perpendicular to the long axis of the organism

Question 7

anterior

Answer 7

in front of/before

Question 8

posterior

Answer 8

in back of/behind

Question 9

ventral

Answer 9

toward the belly

Question 10

dorsal

Answer 10

toward the spine

Question 11

cranial/ cephalic rostral

Answer 11

toward the head

Question 12

caudal

Answer 12

toward the tail

Question 13

superior

Answer 13

above/at high level

Question 14

inferior

Answer 14

below/at low level

Question 15

medial

Answer 15

toward the median

Question 16

lateral

Answer 16

away the median

Question 17

proximal

Answer 17

toward the attachment point of the appendage to the body

Question 18

distal

Answer 18

away from the attachment point of the appendage

Question 19

superficial

Answer 19

at, near, or closer to the body

Question 20

deep

Answer 20

farther from the body surface

Question 21

ipsilateral

Answer 21

on the same side of the body as your referance point

Question 22

contralateral

Answer 22

on the opposite side of the body as your reference point