Scientific and anatomical terminology

Question 1

Armpit

Answer 1

Axilla

Question 2

Tummy

Answer 2

Abdomen

Question 3

Belly button

Answer 3

Umbillicus

Question 4

‘Cyto’

Answer 4

Cell

Question 5

‘Itis’

Answer 5

Inflammation

Question 6

‘Bi’

Answer 6

Two

Question 7

‘Ulum’

Answer 7

Little or small

Question 8

Gastric

Answer 8

Stomach

Question 9

Serratus

Answer 9

Like the teeth of a saw.

Question 10

What is the anatomical position.

Answer 10

Feet facing forward, slightly apart, palms facing forward, body and head in line facing forward.

Question 11

Anterior

Answer 11

Front

Question 12

Posterior

Answer 12

Back

Question 13

Coronal (frontal) plane?

Answer 13

Divides into posterior and anterior sections.

Question 14

Transverse (axial) plane?

Answer 14

Horizontal, divides into superior and inferior.

Question 15

Superior

Answer 15

Above

Question 16

Inferior

Answer 16

Below

Question 17

Median (mid-sagittal) plane?

Answer 17

Divides into left and right.

Question 18

Sagittal (para-sagittal) planes?

Answer 18

Lie vertically and parallel.

Question 19

Proximal

Answer 19

Closer to where limb inserts into body

Question 20

Distal

Answer 20

Further away from limb inserting into body

Question 21

Medial

Answer 21

Closer to midline

Question 22

Lateral

Answer 22

Further from midline

Question 23

Oblique cut

Answer 23

Any diagonal section

Question 24

Cranial

Answer 24

Head direction

Question 25

Caudal

Answer 25

Tail direction

Question 26

Abduction/ addiction

Answer 26

On coronal plane, moves away from midline or towards midline

Question 27

Flexion/ extension

Answer 27

Sagital plane, body parts closer or further away

Question 28

Supination/ pronation

Answer 28

Rotation of forearm to have palms face up or down