Directional/Positional Terms
What term describes a position closer to the head?
Superior
What term means "toward the midline"?
Medial
Near the SURFACE of the body.
What divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?
Frontal (or Coronal) Plane
What term refers to a structure being farther from the point of attachment?
Distal
Touch something lateral to your nose
Any part TO THE SIDE of your nose
Inferior
What plane divides the body into right and left sides?
Sagittal Plane
What is the term for a position towards the front of the body?
Anterior
What does "proximal" mean?
Closer to the point of attachment/"Approximately"
Why didn't the skeleton go to the dance?
He had no body to go with
What plane cuts the body into superior and inferior parts?
Transverse Plane
What term refers to "towards the back"?
Posterior
What does "distal" mean?
Further from the point of attachment/"Distance"
What is the term for "away from the surface"?
Deep
What divides the body into top and bottom sections?
Medial Plane
What term describes a position further away from the midline?
Lateral
What is the term for "toward the head"?
Superior
!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Name the position in which the body is standing, facing forward with arms at side and palms up?
Anatomical Position
What plane is perpendicular to the sagittal and transverse planes?
Transverse Plane