Anatomy Terms

Question 1

supine

Answer 1

lying face upwards

Question 2

prone

Answer 2

lying face down

Question 3

ulnar

Answer 3

medial side of forearm

Question 4

radial

Answer 4

lateral side of forearm

Question 5

tibial

Answer 5

medial side of leg

Question 6

fibular

Answer 6

lateral side of leg

Question 7

plantar

Answer 7

inferior surface of foot

Question 8

dorsum

Answer 8

superior surface of foot

Question 9

describe the anatomical position

Answer 9

body stood upright, arms by side with palms facing anteriorly and feet parallel

Question 10

4 anatomical planes

Answer 10

median, sagittal, frontal and transverse

Question 11

median plane

Answer 11

divides body into left and right halves

Question 12

sagittal plane

Answer 12

parallel with median plane covering the centre of the body

Question 13

frontal plane

Answer 13

divides body into front and back, runs perpendicular to median

Question 14

transverse plane

Answer 14

divides body into superior and inferior halves

Question 15

3 sectional planes

Answer 15

longitudinal, transverse and oblique

Question 16

longitudinal section

Answer 16

running lengthwise

Question 17

transverse section

Answer 17

cut horizontally at right angle to longitudinal section

Question 18

oblique section

Answer 18

not cut along any anatomical plane

Question 19

superior/cranial/cephalic

Answer 19

nearer to the head

Question 20

superficial

Answer 20

nearer to the surface

Question 21

intermediate

Answer 21

between a superficial and deep structure

Question 22

deep

Answer 22

further from the surface

Question 23

medial

Answer 23

nearer to the median plane

Question 24

lateral

Answer 24

further from the median plane

Question 25

posterior/dorsal

Answer 25

nearer to the back

Question 26

inferior/caudal

Answer 26

nearer to the feet

Question 27

anterior/ventral/rostral (brain)

Answer 27

nearer to the front

Question 28

distal

Answer 28

further from the trunk

Question 29

proximal

Answer 29

nearer to the trunk

Question 30

ipsilateral

Answer 30

occuring on the same side of the body

Question 31

contralateral

Answer 31

occuring on the opposite side of the body

Question 32

flexion

Answer 32

bending/decreasing the angle between sections of the body

Question 33

extension

Answer 33

straightening/increasing the angle between sections of the body

Question 34

abduction

Answer 34

moving away from median plane/ spreading fingers/toes

Question 35

adduction

Answer 35

moving towards median plane/ bringing fingers/toes together

Question 36

circumduction

Answer 36

circular movement of parts where distal end moves in circle

Question 37

medial rotation

Answer 37

moving anterior surface of limb closer to median plane

Question 38

lateral rotation

Answer 38

moving anterior surface away from median plane

Question 39

pronation

Answer 39

flipping hand so that palm faces posteriorly

Question 40

supination

Answer 40

flipping hand for palm faces anteriorly

Question 41

eversion

Answer 41

moving foot away from median plane

Question 42

inversion

Answer 42

moving foot towards median plane

Question 43

opposition

Answer 43

thumb touching 5th digit

Question 44

reposition

Answer 44

movement of thumb touching 5th digit back to anatomical position

Question 45

protrusion

Answer 45

movement anteriorly

Question 46

retrusion

Answer 46

returning of anterior movement back to anatomic position

Question 47

elevation

Answer 47

movement superiorly

Question 48

depression

Answer 48

movement inferiorly

Question 49

peripheral

Answer 49

away from centre

Question 50

central

Answer 50

close to centre

Question 51

dexter/dextra

Answer 51

right side

Question 52

sinister/sinstra

Answer 52

left side

Question 53

unilateral

Answer 53

affecting one side

Question 54

cranium

Answer 54

skull

Question 55

cephalon

Answer 55

head

Question 56

truncus/corpus

Answer 56

body

Question 57

extremity

Answer 57

limb

Question 58

costa

Answer 58

rib

Question 59

brachium

Answer 59

arm

Question 60

axilla

Answer 60

armpit

Question 61

carpus

Answer 61

wrist

Question 62

pollex

Answer 62

thumb

Question 63

crus

Answer 63

leg

Question 64

tarsus

Answer 64

ankle

Question 65

hallux

Answer 65

big toe

Question 66

pes

Answer 66

foot

Question 67

femur

Answer 67

thigh

Question 68

inguen

Answer 68

groin

Question 69

manus

Answer 69

hand

Question 70

umbilicus

Answer 70

navel

Question 71

occulus

Answer 71

eye

Question 72

auris

Answer 72

ear

Question 73

bucca

Answer 73

cheek

Question 74

nasus

Answer 74

nose

Question 75

cervicis

Answer 75

neck

Question 76

sura

Answer 76

calf

Question 77

calcaneous

Answer 77

heel of foot

Question 78

mentis

Answer 78

chin

Question 79

frons

Answer 79

forehead

Question 80

mamma

Answer 80

breast

Question 81

antebrachium

Answer 81

forearm

Question 82

antecubitis

Answer 82

front elbow

Question 83

lumbus

Answer 83

loin (running down back in centre)

Question 84

olecrannon

Answer 84

back of elbow

Question 85

scapula

Answer 85

shoulder blade

Question 86

what separates the thorax from the abdomen?

Answer 86

The diaphram

Question 87

clavical

Answer 87

Collarbone