Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

What is the anatomical position?

Answer 1

1. The toes pointing forward
2. The eyes directed to the horizon
3. The arms are by the side
4. The palms of the hands face forward

Question 2

What are the 3 planes of the body?

Answer 2

Sagittal, Coronal and Transverse

Question 3

What is the sagittal plane?

Answer 3

a vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides

Question 4

What is the coronal plane?

Answer 4

a vertical plane dividing the body into front and back parts.

Question 5

What is the transverse plane?

Answer 5

a horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts.

Question 6

What is anterior?

Answer 6

Toward the front of the body

Question 7

What is posterior?

Answer 7

Toward the back of the body

Question 8

What is superior?

Answer 8

Toward the head/top of body

Question 9

What is inferior?

Answer 9

Toward the soles of the feet/bottom of body

Question 10

What is medial?

Answer 10

Toward the median plane

Question 11

What is lateral?

Answer 11

Away form the median plane

Question 12

Which 2 terms refer to the limbs?

Answer 12

Promixal and distal

Question 13

What is proximal?

Answer 13

Toward the trunk

Question 14

What is distal?

Answer 14

Away from the trunk

Question 15

What 6 terms are used when describing inside the body?

Answer 15

Superficial, deep, internal, external, ipsilateral, contralateral

Question 16

What is superficial?

Answer 16

Toward the surface (skin)

Question 17

What is deep?

Answer 17

Toward the interior of the body

Question 18

What is internal?

Answer 18

Within a body cavity

Question 19

What is external?

Answer 19

Outside a body cavity

Question 20

What is ipsilateral?

Answer 20

On the same side

Question 21

What is contralateral?

Answer 21

On the opposite side

Question 22

Which 3 e.g.s of anatomical terms refer to location in the body?

Answer 22

Femur, tarsus & temporal

Question 23

What does ‘femur’ mean?

Answer 23

Location in thigh

Question 24

What does tarsus mean?

Answer 24

Location in ankle

Question 25

What does temporal mean?

Answer 25

Location in temporal region of head

Question 26

Which 4 e.g.s of anatomical terms refer to bone/muscle shape?

Answer 26

Fibula, cuneiform, navicular, digastric

Question 27

What does fibula mean?

Answer 27

Pin

Question 28

What does cuneiform mean?

Answer 28

Wedge shaped

Question 29

What does navicular mean?

Answer 29

Boat shaped

Question 30

What does digastric mean?

Answer 30

2 bellies

Question 31

Which 3 anatomical terms refer to their muscle attachments?

Answer 31

Sternocleidomastoid, Cricothyroid, Geniohyoid

Question 32

What does 'sternocleidomastoid' mean?

Answer 32

Muscle attached to Sternum, clavicle and mastoid process

Question 33

What does 'cricothyroid' mean?

Answer 33

Muscle attached to Cricoid cartilage and thyroid cartilage

Question 34

What does 'geniohyoid' mean?

Answer 34

Mandible genu* attached to Hyoid bone

Question 35

Which 3 e.g.s of anatomical terms refer to function of muscle?

Answer 35

Flexor carpi radialis, extensor digitorium, masseter

Question 36

What does 'flexor carpi digitorium' mean?

Answer 36

Muscle Flexor on radial side of wrist

Question 37

What does 'extensor digitorium' mean?

Answer 37

Muscle extensor of fingers

Question 38

What does the 'masseter' mean?`

Answer 38

The chewer muscle

Question 39

Which 3 terms refer to movements of the body?

Answer 39

Gliding, angular and rotationary

Question 40

What is 'gliding'?

Answer 40

2 surfaces slide pas each other

Question 41

What are 4 angular movements?

Answer 41

Flexion, Extension, Abduction, and Adduction

Question 42

What is 'flexion'?

Answer 42

Decreases the angle at a joint

Question 43

What is 'extension'?

Answer 43

Increases the angle at a joint

Question 44

What is 'abduction'?

Answer 44

To move away from the mid-line

Question 45

What is 'adduction'?

Answer 45

To move towards the mid-line

Question 46

What are 2 rotational movements?

Answer 46

External (lateral) and Internal (medial)

Question 47

What does 'external (lateral)' mean?

Answer 47

To turn away from the mid-line

Question 48

What does 'internal (medial) mean?

Answer 48

To turn towards the mid-line

Question 49

Which 4 terms refer to movement of joints in the body?

Answer 49

Pronation, supination, inversion, eversion

Question 50

What is 'pronation'?

Answer 50

To turn the palmar surface of the hand to face posteriorly

Question 51

What is 'supination'?

Answer 51

To turn the palmar surface of the hand to face anteriorly

Question 52

What is 'inversion'?

Answer 52

To turn the plantar surface of the foot medially

Question 53

What is 'eversion'?

Answer 53

To turn the plantar surface of the foot laterally