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Trivia
100
This divides the body into front and back
What is the frontal/coronal plane
100
These are the anatomical terms for "up/down"
What is superior/inferior or cranial/caudal
100
These are the anatomical terms for "front/back"
What is anterior/posterior or ventral/dorsal
100
This movement occurs in the frontal plane
What is abduction/adduction or elevation/depression or lateral flexion/sidebending or radial/ulnar deviation
100
This organ has the largest surface area (about 25 square feet)
What is the skin
200
This divides the body into left and right
What is the median/sagittal/parasagittal plane
200
These are the anatomical terms for "towards inside/towards outside"
What is internal/external
200
These are the anatomical terms for "the side closer to the middle/the side further from the middle"
What is medial/lateral
200
This movement occurs in the sagittal plane
What is flexion/extension or dorsiflexion/plantarflexion
200
Blondes have more of this than dark-haired people
What is hair
300
This divides the body into upper and lower
What is the transverse plane
300
These are the anatomical terms for "closer/further" or "inner/outer"
What is proximal/distal
300
This is the anatomical term for "same side/opposite side"
What is ipsilateral/contralateral
300
This movement occurs in the transverse plane
What is rotation (internal/external) or horizontal abduction/adduction or supination/pronation
300
Stretched out, this organ is 20 feet long (on average), making it the longest organ of the body
What is the small intestine
400
Jumping straight up or squatting moves your body through this plane
What is the transverse plane
400
This anatomical term means "lying on your back"
What is supine
400
This anatomical term means "lying on your stomach"
What is prone
400
The movement of the shoulder occurs in more than one anatomical plane
What is protraction/retraction
400
This bodily function produces air moving at a speed of up to 100 mph
What is a sneeze
500
This plane is perpendicular to the sagittal axis
What is the frontal plane
500
This anatomical pair of terms is separated by the transverse plane
What is superior/inferior or cranial/caudal
500
Dorsal : anterior as superior : ______
What is caudal
500
This movement of the fingers occurs in more than one anatomical plane
What is circumduction or opposition
500
The number of muscles it takes to frown
What is 43
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