Body Parts
Body Planes
Anatomical Motion
Body direction
Anything goes
100

This is the anterior shin area

What is crural

100
This is the longitudinal plane that "cuts" the body into EQUAL right and left halves
What is the midsagittal plane
100

This is moving away from the body's midline

What is abduction

100

The shoulders are ____________ to the sternum

What is lateral

100

The term for science and function of organisms

What is physiology

200

This is considered the armpit area

What is axillary

200

Another name for Coronal plane

What is the frontal plane

200

This motion of raising your hand to answer a question is moving your hand in a ____ motion.  

What is superior? 

200

You ask your patient to lay down face up. This is the _____________ position

What is supine

200

The opposite to Anterior

What is posterior

300

The upper arm area

What is brachial

300

A doctor needs to see the cross sectional area of the thigh. He will order an MRI of the __________ plane.

What is transverse plane

300

Decreasing a joint angle

What is flexion

300

The femoral region is __________ to the abdominal area

What is inferior

300

The tarsal region is _____________ to the patellar region

What is proximal

400

This is considered to be the lower back (posterior side of body)

What is lumbar

400

Coach Reese asks the team to perform a Lat Pull down. This exercise is considered to take place in this plane.

What is the frontal plane

400

Toes to nose

What is Dorsiflexion

400

The pinky is __________ to the thumb

What is medial

400

The heart is _________ to the ribs.

What is deep

500

This is the "wrist" area

What is carpal

500

Internal and External rotation are both considered to take place in this plane

What is the transverse plane

500

My forearm is considered to be in this position when I am in anatomical position

What is supination

500

The gluteal region is _____________ to the popliteal area

What is superior

500

These three body regions are considered to be part of the AXIAL region

What are the head, neck and torso

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