Human body planes

Human body planes

by Coach Wilson

Multiple Choice

The midsagittal plane separates the body into...

• top and bottom

• left and right

• front and back

• Equal left and right

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The frontal plane separates the body into...

• anterior and posterior

• medial and lateral

• proximal and distal

• cranial and caudal

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Other words used for anterior/posterior are...

• medial/lateral

• superior/inferior

• ventral/dorsal

• proximal/distal

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medial ________ : lateral __________

• elbow/knee

• thumb/pinky

• ears/nose

• pinky/thumb

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The transverse plane separates the body into...

• anterior/posterior

• superior/inferior

• medial/lateral

• proximal/distal

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The transverse plane divides the body into a front section and a back section.

• true

• false

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Body parts away from the midsagittal, or median, plane are lateral.

• true

• false

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Directional terms are created by body planes

• true

• false

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The fingers are distal and the wrist is proximal to the shoulder

• true

• false

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Which anatomical plane is the ONLY horizontal plane?

• sagittal

• transverse

• frontal

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Which anatomical plane divides the body into anterior and posterior

• frontal

• transverse

• sagittal

• midsagittal

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Another word for anterior (front) side is

• ventral

• posterior

• dorsal

• sagital

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Another word for posterior (back side) is

• ventral

• anterior

• dorsal

• sagital

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Which side is facing you?

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Lateral

• Medial

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Which side is facing you?

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Lateral

• Medial