Anatomical Terms And Body Planes

Question 1

Define Superior

Answer 1

Closer to the head than any part

Question 2

Define Inferior

Answer 2

Closer to the feet than any part

Question 3

Define Anterior/ Ventral

Answer 3

Towards the front of the body

Question 4

Define Posterior/ Dorsal

Answer 4

Towards the back of the body

Question 5

Define Medial

Answer 5

Towards the imaginary midline of the body

Question 6

Define Lateral

Answer 6

Away from the midline of the midline of the body

Question 7

Define Proximal

Answer 7

A body part closer to its attachment point

Question 8

Define Distal

Answer 8

A body part further away from the point of attachment than another

Question 9

Define Left

Answer 9

Towards the left side of the body

Question 10

Define Right

Answer 10

Towards the right side of the body

Question 11

Define Superficial

Answer 11

A body part closer to the surface of the body than another

Question 12

Define Deep

Answer 12

A body part that is internal or further from the surface of the body than another

Question 13

Define Palmer

Answer 13

The palm side of the hand

Question 14

Define Plantar

Answer 14

The sole side of the foot

Question 15

An example of superior

Answer 15

The shoulder joint is superior to the elbow joint

Question 16

An example of inferior

Answer 16

The knee joint is inferior to to the hip joint

Question 17

An example of anterior/ ventral

Answer 17

The pectorals are anterior to the latissimus dorsi

Question 18

An example of posterior/ dorsal

Answer 18

The hamstrings are posterior to the quadriceps

Question 19

An example of medial

Answer 19

The nose is medial to the ears

Question 20

An example of lateral

Answer 20

The ears are lateral to the eyes

Question 21

An example of proximal

Answer 21

The elbow is proximal to the wrist as its closer to the shoulder

Question 22

An example of distal

Answer 22

The wrist is distal to the forearm flexors

Question 23

An example of left

Answer 23

Your right if looking at the anterior view

Question 24

An example of right

Answer 24

Your left if looking at the anterior view

Question 25

An example of superficial

Answer 25

When you sweat, your veins dilate and become more superficial

Question 26

An example of deep

Answer 26

Hypothermia leads to vasoconstriction and the veins become more deeply positioned

Question 27

An example of palmer

Answer 27

When the radius and the ulna of the forearm are crossed, the palmer part of the hand faces downwards

Question 28

An example of plantar

Answer 28

When the heel strikes the ground and you push off your toes as you walk or run, you are using the plantar side of your feet

Question 29

Why do we use anatomical terms?

Answer 29

To explain the location of body parts, usually in relation to others

Question 30

What are the three planes of movement?

Answer 30

Median/sagittal plane, horizontal/transverse plane and frontal/coronal plane

Question 31

What does the median/sagittal plane divide the body into?

Answer 31

Left and right sections

Question 32

What does the horizontal/transverse plane divide the body into?

Answer 32

Superior and inferior sections

Question 33

What does the frontal/coronal plane divide the body into?

Answer 33

Anterior and posterior sections