Planes/Lateral Terms
Regions (Ant)
Regions (Post)
Directions
CHALLENGE
100

A tie sits on the _______ plane

Midsaggital

100

lateral hip

coxal

100

shoulder blade

scapular

100

The vertebral is ______ to the sternal

posterior

100

The wound is on the side of the patient's chest and appears on the surface only.

The wound is on the lateral thoracic region and appears superficial. 

200

A belt sits on the _______ plane

Transverse

200
wrist

carpal

200

heel

calcaneal

200

The femoral is _________ to the tarsal

proximal

200

A patient complains of pain on the back of their both hands.

A patient complains of bilateral pain on the posterior/dorsal manus region

300

On what plane is this laceration?

Transverse

300

toes

digital

300

buttocks

gluteal

300

The antecubital is __________ to the acromial

distal

300

The patient has a cut on the back of his head and is bleeding from his ear

Patient has a cut on the occipital region and is bleeding from his otic region. 

400

Describe his dimples using terms of laterality!

Bilateral

400

belly button

umbilical

400

back of the head

occipital

400

The pinky toe is __________ to the hallux

lateral

400

The patient has a shallow scrape on his knee that extends up to his thigh.

The patient has a superficial scrape on his patellar region that extends proximally to his femoral.

500

This guy has _______ shoulder pain

Unilateral

500

inner-elbow

antecubital

500

bottom of the foot

plantar

500

The popliteal is _________ to the patellar

posterior

500

The nurse took blood from the inner elbow, but the bruise extended up to the arm and down to the forearm

The nurse took blood from the antecubital, but the bruise extended proximally to the brachial, and distally to the antebrachial. 

600

When you run, your arms and legs move 

contralaterally OR ipsilaterally

contralaterally

600

lateral to the crural

fibular

600

calf

sural

600

The crural is ______ to the sural

anterior

600

Patient has numbness in her lower back, extending down to her tailbone, and moving to the back of both thighs, down to the backs of the knees.

Patient has numbness in her lumbar, extending inferiorly to her sacral region, and moving to the posterior femoral regions, distally to the popliteal.

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