Anatomical Terms

Question 1

above

Answer 1

superior

Question 2

below

Answer 2

inferior

Question 3

towards the head

Answer 3

cranial

Question 4

towards the tail

Answer 4

caudle

Question 5

towards the front of the body

Answer 5

anterior

Question 6

towards the back of the body

Answer 6

posterior

Question 7

towards the belly side of the body

Answer 7

ventral

Question 8

towards the spine side of the body

Answer 8

dorsal

Question 9

towards the midline of the body

Answer 9

medial

Question 10

towards the side of the body

Answer 10

lateral

Question 11

a structure between one thing that is more medial and another that is more dorsal

Answer 11

intermediate

Question 12

a structure that is closer to the origin of a limb

Answer 12

proximal

Question 13

a structure that’s further away from the origin of a limb

Answer 13

distal

Question 14

towards the surface

Answer 14

superficial

Question 15

further from the surface

Answer 15

deep

Question 16

divides the body into the left and right parts

Answer 16

sagital plane

Question 17

on the midline

Answer 17

midsagital/medial plane

Question 18

divides the body into the front and back

Answer 18

frontal/coronal plane

Question 19

divides the body into the top and bottom

Answer 19

transverse plane or cross section

Question 20

in skull (cavity)

Answer 20

cranial (dorsal cavity)

Question 21

in spine (cavity)

Answer 21

spinal (dorsal cavity)

Question 22

in the ribcage (cavity)

Answer 22

thoracic (ventral cavity)

Question 23

What is the inferior boundary of the thoracic cavity?

Answer 23

the diaphragm

Question 24

What is the anatomical position?

Answer 24

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Question 25

What is the space in the thoracic cavity between the two lungs called?

Answer 25

mediastinum

Question 26

What is the cavity with the abdominal muscles and fat?

Answer 26

abdominal cavity (ventral cavity)

Question 27

in the bony pelvis (cavity)

Answer 27

pelvic