Orientation

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Closest to the FRONT

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

Toward the head

Question 3

Posterior

Answer 3

Closer to the BACK of the body

Question 4

Inferior

Answer 4

Away from the head, lower

Question 5

Ventral

Answer 5

Anterior
The front of the body

Question 6

Dorsal

Answer 6

Posterior
The back of the body

Question 7

Rostral

Answer 7

Anterior - close to the front
Used instead of anterior to describe brain structures

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Away from the middle of the body

Question 9

Median plane

Answer 9

Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves

Question 10

Median section

Answer 10

Divides brain into two hemispheres down the longitudinal fissure

Question 11

Sagittal section / Paramedian plane

Answer 11

Vertical plane parallel to the median plane

Question 12

Coronal / Frontal Plane

Answer 12

Divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)

Question 13

Transverse plane

Answer 13

Divides body into superior (towards the head) and inferior (away from the head)
Axial
Horizontal section

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

Towards the middle of the body

Question 15

Caudal

Answer 15

,near the posterior part of the body