Unit 3- Body Planes, Directions, Quadrants

Question 1

midsagittal plane

Answer 1

divides body into equal left and right halves

Question 2

sadgittal plane

Answer 2

divides the body into unequal left and right halves

Question 3

coronal plane

Answer 3

divides body into front and back portions

Question 4

coron/o

Answer 4

head or corn

Question 5

transverse plane

Answer 5

divides the body into upper and lower portions

Question 6

deep

Answer 6

situated far below the surface

Question 7

superficial

Answer 7

situated near the surface

Question 8

ventr/o(al)

Answer 8

front, belly side

Question 9

anter/o(ior)

Answer 9

front or before

Question 10

-ior

Answer 10

pertaining to

Question 11

dors/o(al)

Answer 11

back side

Question 12

poster/o(ior)

Answer 12

back or after

Question 13

superior

Answer 13

uppermost, above, or toward the head

Question 14

cephal/o(ic)

Answer 14

head

Question 15

inferior

Answer 15

lowermost, below, or toward the feet

Question 16

caud/o

Answer 16

tail or lower part of the body

Question 17

proximal

Answer 17

nearest the midline or beginning of body structure

Question 18

distal

Answer 18

further away from the midline of the body

Question 19

medial

Answer 19

the direction toward or near the midline or middle

Question 20

lateral

Answer 20

the direction toward the side, away from the midline

Question 21

bilateral

Answer 21

pertaining to two sides

Question 22

unilateral

Answer 22

pertaining to one side