Positions and Directions

Question 1

sagittal plane

Answer 1

plane dividing the body into right and left part

Question 2

frontal plane

Answer 2

plane dividing the body into front and back halves

Question 3

transverse plane

Answer 3

horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower halves

Question 4

superior

Answer 4

a structure being closer to the head or higher

Question 5

inferior

Answer 5

a structure being closer to the feet or lower

Question 6

anterior

Answer 6

a structure being more in front than another structure

Question 7

posterior

Answer 7

a structure being more in back than another structure

Question 8

medial

Answer 8

a structure being close to the mid-line or median plane of the body than another structure

Question 9

lateral

Answer 9

a structure being farther away from the midline than another structure of the body

Question 10

distal

Answer 10

a structure being farther away from the root of the limb than another structure in the limb

Question 11

proximal

Answer 11

a structure being closer to the root of the limb than another structure in the limb

Question 12

superficial

Answer 12

a structure being closer to the surface of the body than another structure

Question 13

deep

Answer 13

a structure being closer to the core of the body than another structure

Question 14

ventral

Answer 14

towards the front or belly

Question 15

dorsal

Answer 15

towards the back

Question 16

prone

Answer 16

lying face down

Question 17

supine

Answer 17

lying face up

Question 18

unilateral

Answer 18

one side of the body

Question 19

bilateral

Answer 19

both sides of the body