Orientation, Directional & Regional Terms

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

body straight, feet together, arms at side, palms forward (common visual point of reference)

Question 2

What is the Dorsal Cavity made up of? (on test)

Answer 2

Cranial & Spinal Cavity

Question 3

What is the Ventral Cavity made up of? (on test)

Answer 3

thoracic & abdominopelvic cavities

Question 4

Sagittal Plane

Answer 4

vertical line that sections the body into left and right (line does not need to be in middle)

Question 5

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 5

The Sagittal Plane but with the line in the middle of body also called as median or midline

Question 6

Frontal Body Plane

Answer 6

Divides body into anterior (front) & posterior (back) parts

Question 7

Transverse Body Plane

Answer 7

cuts horizontally and divides the body into superior (top) & inferior (bottom), also known as cross section

Question 8

Superior

Answer 8

toward the head/upper part of the body

Question 9

Inferior

Answer 9

Away from head/towards the bottom

Question 10

Ventral (Anterior)

Answer 10

front of body

Question 11

Dorsal (Posterior)

Answer 11

back of the body/behind

Question 12

Medial

Answer 12

toward or at the midline of the body

Question 13

Lateral

Answer 13

away from midline, sides

Question 14

Intermediate

Answer 14

between two structures (on exams this will have named 3 stuctures while others have 2)

Question 15

Proximal

Answer 15

near the point of attachment (only needed with hips/arms)

Question 16

Distal

Answer 16

frather from point of attachment (only used with hips/arms)

Question 17

Superficial

Answer 17

Toward or at the body surface (mostly skin)

Question 18

Deep

Answer 18

Away from body surface more internal

Question 19

Abdominal Region

Answer 19

Anterior (front) of body trunk (butt) inferior (away) to ribs

Question 20

Acromial

Answer 20

point of shoulder

Question 21

Antecubital

Answer 21

Anterior surface of elbow/front of elbow

Question 22

Axillary

Answer 22

armpit

Question 23

Brachial

Answer 23

arm

Question 24

Buccal

Answer 24

cheek area of face

Question 25

Carpal

Answer 25

wrist

Question 26

Cervical

Answer 26

neck/ superior (top) region of spine

Question 27

Coxal

Answer 27

hips

Question 28

Crural

Answer 28

front lower leg

Question 29

Deltoid

Answer 29

shoulder (meat of shoulder)

Question 30

Digital

Answer 30

fingers/toes

Question 31

Femoral

Answer 31

thigh

Question 32

Fibular

Answer 32

side of leg

Question 33

Inguinal

Answer 33

where thigh meets body trunk

Question 34

Nasal

Answer 34

nose

Question 35

Oral

Answer 35

mouth

Question 36

Orbital

Answer 36

eye

Question 37

Patellar

Answer 37

anterior knee/frontal part of knee

Question 38

Pelvic

Answer 38

area on top of pelvis

Question 39

Pubic

Answer 39

genital (reproductive) area

Question 40

Sternal

Answer 40

breast bone area

Question 41

Tarsal

Answer 41

Ankle (Tarsal starts with a T just like toe which is near ankle)

Question 42

Thoracic

Answer 42

chest

Question 43

Umbilical

Answer 43

navel/belly button

Question 44

Sural

Answer 44

the posterior (back) surface of lower leg, the calf

Question 45

Calcaneal

Answer 45

heel of foot

Question 46

Cephalic

Answer 46

Head

Question 47

Gluteal

Answer 47

buttock

Question 48

Lumbar

Answer 48

area of back between ribs and hips (lower back)

Question 49

Occipital

Answer 49

bottom of head connects with neck

Question 50

Olecranal

Answer 50

elbow

Question 51

Plantar

Answer 51

inferior surface foot/bottom of foot

Question 52

Popliteal

Answer 52

posterior knee area/back of knee

Question 53

Sacral

Answer 53

area between hips

Question 54

Scapular

Answer 54

shulder blade region

Question 55

Vertebral

Answer 55

area of spine