Directional Terms
Meaning closer to the surface of the body
What is superficial
Near the side of the body; farther from the midline.
What is lateral
My nose is ______________ to my ears
What is medial
If I cut your heart into top and bottom I made a ________________cut
transverse
True or False: My toes are ventral to my heel and my foot is inferior to my knee
What is true
Meaning below, or towards to feet
What is inferior
Another name for posterior
What is dorsal
The hands are ________________to the elbows and the elbows are _________________ to the shoulder
what is distal and proximal
Another name for the median plane
What is midsagittal
two other names for anterior
What is ventral and frontal
Meaning away from the midline of the body
What is lateral
refers to the midline or toward the midline
What is medial
term that means upper or above
What is superior
plane that cuts the body into left and right
What is the sagittal plane
True or False: My nose is inferior to my eyes but not inferior to my forehead
What is false
With respect to the trunk, the hands are this to the elbows
What is distal
Near the point of origin
What is proximal
My nose is ___________________to my mouth and ________________ to my ears
What is superior and medial
The plane which cuts the body into top and bottom sections
What is transverse plane
The direction of the palms in anatomical position
What is forward
standing erect, eyes forward, arms at the side of the body with the palms facing forward and the feet parallel with the toes pointing forward
What is anatomical position
These two terms refer to the front and back of the body
What is ventral and dorsal
The quadriceps are ________________to the hamstring
What is ventral
The vertical plane that cuts the body into ventral and dorsal halves
What is frontal plane
The point at which the median, frontal and transverse planes meet
What is the center of gravity