Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Anatomical position is?

Answer 1

body standing upright, arms hanging down with the palms forward.

Question 2

Basic planes are?

Answer 2

Median, Sagittal, Axial/Transverse, Frontal/Coronal

Question 3

What is the median plane?

Answer 3

in the middle: a plane that divides the body into 2 equal halves right and left

Question 4

What is the sagittal plane?

Answer 4

plane that is parallel to the median plane

Question 5

What is the transverse/axial plane?

Answer 5

a plane that is horizontal or cross section

Question 6

What is the frontal/Coronal plane?

Answer 6

plane that is at right angles to the median plane cutting the body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 7

superior (cephalic)?

Answer 7

nearer head

Question 8

inferior (caudal)

Answer 8

nearer feet

Question 9

anterior (ventral)

Answer 9

nearer front

Question 10

posterior (dorsal)

Answer 10

nearer back

Question 11

proximal (with example?)

Answer 11

nearer to the root of the structure

e.g. the shoulder is the proximal part of the upper limb

Question 12

distal (with example?)

Answer 12

further from the root of the structure

e.g. the hand is the distal part of the upper limb

Question 13

superficial

Answer 13

nearer to the surface

Question 14

deep

Answer 14

further from the surface

Question 15

ulnar

Answer 15

medial side of forearm

Question 16

radial

Answer 16

lateral side of forearm

Question 17

palmar

Answer 17

anterior surface of hand

Question 18

dorsum

Answer 18

posterior surface of hand

Question 19

tibial

Answer 19

medial side of (lower) leg

Question 20

fibular

Answer 20

lateral side of (lower) leg

Question 21

plantar

Answer 21

inferior surface of foot

Question 22

dorsum

Answer 22

superior surface of foot

Question 23

flexion

Answer 23

folds a joint

Question 24

extension

Answer 24

straightens a joint

Question 25

dorsiflexion

Answer 25

pulls foot up at the ankle

Question 26

plantar flexion

Answer 26

pushes the foot down at the ankle

Question 27

abduction

Answer 27

away from the median plane

Question 28

adduction

Answer 28

towards the median plane

Question 29

ulnar deviation

Answer 29

adduction at the wrist

Question 30

radial deviation

Answer 30

abduction at the wrist

Question 31

rotation

Answer 31

where part of the body rotates on its own longitudinal axis (shaking of head)

Question 32

pronation

Answer 32

rotation of palm of hand posteriorly

Question 33

inversion

Answer 33

turns the foot inwards

Question 34

eversion

Answer 34

turns the foot inwards