Anatomical Terms

Question 1

superior

Answer 1

towards head/lying above

Question 2

proximal

Answer 2

closest to trunk, nearer to the point of origin

Question 3

distal

Answer 3

distant from trunk, farther from point of origin

Question 4

posterior

Answer 4

towards back

Question 5

anterior

Answer 5

toawrds front

Question 6

medial, medially

Answer 6

midline, toward midline

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

away from the midline

Question 8

deep

Answer 8

away from the surface

Question 9

superficial

Answer 9

near the surface

Question 10

inferior

Answer 10

towards feet/lying below

Question 11

sagittal

Answer 11

a longitudinal plane, divides a bilaterally symmetrical organism into the right and left sections (head to toe)

Question 12

coronal (frontal)

Answer 12

a plane parallel to the long axis of the body, runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane; seperates the body into front and back portions. The mid-coronal divides the body into anterior/posterior also referred to as ventral/dorsal (crown)

Question 13

transverse (horizontal)

Answer 13

a plane which divides the body into an upper and a lower half

Question 14

quadrants

Answer 14

used to seperate the body (mainly the abdomen) into 4 areas for ease of diagnosis/treatment/etc.