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Trivia
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This divides the body into front and back
What is the frontal/coronal plane
1
These are the anatomical terms for "up/down"
What is superior/inferior or cranial/caudal
1
These are the anatomical terms for "front/back"
What is anterior/posterior or ventral/dorsal
1
This movement occurs in the frontal plane
What is abduction/adduction or elevation/depression or lateral flexion/sidebending or radial/ulnar deviation
1
This organ has the largest surface area (about 25 square feet)
What is the skin
2
This divides the body into left and right
What is the median/sagittal/parasagittal plane
2
These are the anatomical terms for "towards inside/towards outside"
What is internal/external
2
These are the anatomical terms for "the side closer to the middle/the side further from the middle"
What is medial/lateral
2
This movement occurs in the sagittal plane
What is flexion/extension or dorsiflexion/plantarflexion
2
Blondes have more of this than dark-haired people
What is hair
3
This divides the body into upper and lower
What is the transverse plane
3
These are the anatomical terms for "closer/further" or "inner/outer"
What is proximal/distal
3
This is the anatomical term for "same side/opposite side"
What is ipsilateral/contralateral
3
This movement occurs in the transverse plane
What is rotation (internal/external) or horizontal abduction/adduction or supination/pronation
3
Stretched out, this organ is 20 feet long (on average), making it the longest organ of the body
What is the small intestine
4
Jumping straight up or squatting moves your body through this plane
What is the transverse plane
4
This anatomical term means "lying on your back"
What is supine
4
This anatomical term means "lying on your stomach"
What is prone
4
The movement of the shoulder occurs in more than one anatomical plane
What is protraction/retraction
4
This bodily function produces air moving at a speed of up to 100 mph
What is a sneeze
5
This plane is perpendicular to the sagittal axis
What is the frontal plane
5
This anatomical pair of terms is separated by the transverse plane
What is superior/inferior or cranial/caudal
5
Dorsal : anterior as superior : ______
What is caudal
5
This movement of the fingers occurs in more than one anatomical plane
What is circumduction or opposition
5
The number of muscles it takes to frown
What is 43
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