Definitions

Question 1

Coronal

Answer 1

Separates into front and back

Question 1

Median/mid-sagittal plane

Answer 1

Separates into left and right through midline marked by the navel

Question 2

Sagittal

Answer 2

Separates left from right

Question 3

Transverse

Answer 3

Separates into upper and lower halves

Question 4

Superior (cranial)

Answer 4

Nearer to the head

Question 4

Superior (cranial)

Answer 4

Nearer to the head

Question 5

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 5

Nearer to the feet

Question 6

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 6

Nearer to the front

Question 7

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 7

Nearer to the back

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Far from the medial plane

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Towards/at the midline

Question 10

Intermediate

Answer 10

Between a more medial and a more medial lateral structure

Question 11

Proximal

Answer 11

Nearer to the trunk or point of origin

Question 12

Distal

Answer 12

Farther from the trunk or point of origin

Question 13

Superficial

Answer 13

Nearer to or on the surface

Question 14

Deep

Answer 14

Farther from the surface

Question 15

Ipsilateral

Answer 15

Referring to the same side of the body

Question 16

Contralateral

Answer 16

Referring to the opposite side of the body

Question 17

Flexion

Answer 17

To bend, to bring surfaces close together and make a decreasing angle between body parts

Question 18

Extension

Answer 18

To straighten, to move surfaces apart

Question 19

Abduction

Answer 19

Movement away from the midline

Question 20

Adduction

Answer 20

Movements towards the midline

Question 21

X-ray

Answer 21

2D image of the body
Easily available, inexpensive
Radiation exposure
Used to diagnose: fractured/dislocated bones, pneumonia, tumours

Question 22

What is the process of an X-ray?

Answer 22

X-rays invisible to humans pass through body
Energy is absorbed
Denser parts e.g. bone - shown as white as x-rays find it difficult to pass through

Question 23

Videofluoroscopy

Answer 23

Moving X-ray of swallowing

Question 24

CT scan

Answer 24

3D image of the inside of the body

Question 25

MRI

Answer 25

Detailed cross-sectional image of a body part Uses magnetic field and radio waves No radiation exposure

Question 26

fMRI

Answer 26

Functional magnetic resonance imaging Shows blood flow Useful to map the brain

Question 27

PET

Answer 27

Position emission tomography 3D image inside the body Dye containing radioactive tracers are used - tracer collects in areas of higher chemical activity Radiation exposure Used to detect cancer progress, can be useful in Dementia diagnosis

Question 28

Ultrasound

Answer 28

AKA sonogram Uses high frequency sound waves Ultrasound probe is used - gives off high-frequency sound waves No radiation exposure