Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

Passes vertically through the body or organ and divides it into left and right portions.

Answer 1

Sagittal Plane

Question 2

Extends vertically dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions.

Answer 2

Frontal (coronal) Plane

Question 3

Passes across body or organ perpendicular to its long axis; divides body into superior and inferior portions.

Answer 3

Transverse (horizontal) plane

Question 4

Toward the front or belly

Answer 4

Ventral

Question 5

Toward the back or spine

Answer 5

Dorsal

Question 6

Toward the ventral side

Answer 6

Anterior

Question 7

Toward the dorsal side

Answer 7

Posterior

Question 8

Toward the head or superior end

Answer 8

Cephalic

Question 9

Toward the forehead or nose

Answer 9

Rostral

Question 10

Toward the tail or inferior end

Answer 10

Caudal

Question 11

Above

Answer 11

Superior

Question 12

Below

Answer 12

Inferior

Question 13

Toward the median plane

Answer 13

Medial

Question 14

Away from the median plane

Answer 14

Lateral

Question 15

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

Answer 15

Proximal

Question 16

Farther from the point of attachment or origin

Answer 16

Distal

Question 17

On the same side of the body (right or left)

Answer 17

Ipsilateral

Question 18

On opposite sides of the body (right and left)

Answer 18

Contralateral

Question 19

Closer to the body surface

Answer 19

Superficial

Question 20

Farther from the body surface

Answer 20

Deep

Question 21

The aorta is ________ to the vertebral column

Answer 21

Ventral

Question 22

The vertebral column is _________ to the aorta

Answer 22

Dorsal

Question 23

The sternum is ____________ to the heart

Answer 23

Anterior

Question 24

The esophagus is __________ to the trachea

Answer 24

Posterior

Question 25

The heart is ________ to the diaphram

Answer 25

Superior

Question 26

The liver is _________ to the diaphram

Answer 26

Inferior

Question 27

The heart is ________ to the lungs

Answer 27

Medial

Question 28

The eyes are ____________ to the nose

Answer 28

Lateral

Question 29

The elbow is _________ to the wrist

Answer 29

Proximal

Question 30

The fingernails are at the __________ ends of the fingers

Answer 30

Distal

Question 31

The skin is ________ to the muscles

Answer 31

Superficial

Question 32

The bones are _______ to the muscles

Answer 32

Deep

Question 33

Used to denote the upper surface of the foot and the back of the hand

Answer 33

Dorsum

Question 34

Consists of the head, neck (cervical region), and the trunk

Answer 34

Axial region

Question 35

Region above the diaphram, but below the axial

Answer 35

Thoracic region

Question 36

Region below the diaphram, can be split into quadrants

Answer 36

Abdominal region

Question 37

The ________ region consists of the upper and lower limbs

Answer 37

Appendicular