Navigating and Organ Tissue

​Navigating the Human Body

By Robin Brunson

​Front vs. Back 

• Anterior: (or Ventral): The front or belly side of the body.

• Posterior: (or Dorsal): The back or rear side of the body.

• Superior: (or Cranial): Toward the head or upper part of a structure.

• Inferior: (or Caudal): Away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure.

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• Lateral: Away from the midline of the body.

• Medial: Toward the midline of the body

• Proximal: Closer to the point of origin or the trunk of the body.

• Distal: Further away from the point of origin or the trunk of the body.

• Deep: (or Internal): Away from the body surface, or further into the body. 

• Superficial: (or External): Toward or on the body surface. 

• Supine: Lying on the back with the face or palm up.

• Prone: Lying on the abdomen with the face or palm down.

​Sagittal Plane: 

• Vertical plane that runs lengthwise through the body 

2. Coronal Plane (Frontal Plane): 

• Vertical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections

3. Transverse Plane (Horizontal Plane): 

• Horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections 

Multiple Choice

Position with arms by side, feet and palms forward

• Decubitus position

• Fowler position

• knee-chest

• Anatomical position

Multiple Choice

The plane that passes from front to back and divides the body into right and left portions.

• Sagittal (medial)

• Transverse (Horizontal)

• Frontal (coronal)

Multiple Choice

The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts:

• Sagittal (Medial)

• Transverse (Horizontal)

• Frontal (Coronal)

Multiple Choice

The plane that passes horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts:

• Sagittal (Medial)

• Transverse (Horizontal)

• Frontal (Coronal)

Multiple Choice

Toward the middle/midline of the body:

• Medial

• Intermediate

• Lateral

• Ipilateral

Multiple Choice

AWAY from the middle/midline of the body:

• Medial

• Lateral

• Contralateral

• Ipsilateral

Multiple Choice

Closer to the surface of the body

• Deep

• Medial

• Superior

• Superficial

Multiple Choice

Front of the body

• Ventral/ Anterior

• Dorsal/ Posterior

• Superior

• Sagittal

Multiple Choice

Back of the body:

• Ventral/ Anterior

• Dorsal/ Posterior

• Inferior

• Sagittal

Multiple Choice

Body parts close to the point of reference or close to the origin:

• Proximal

• Ventral

• Distal

• Dorsal

Multiple Choice

Body parts farther from the point of reference or point of origin:

• Proximal

• Medial

• Distal

• Lateral

Multiple Choice

Towards the feet or lower:

• Cranial

• Superficial

• Inferior

• Deep

Multiple Choice

Farther into the body, away from the surface:

• Superficial

• Deep

• Inferior

• Superior

Multiple Choice

Feedback that tends to cause the level of a variable to change in the same direction as an initial change.

• Negative feedback

• Homeostasis

• Positive feedback

• Physiology

Multiple Choice

Net effect is that the output of the system shuts off the original stimulus or reduces its intensity.

• Negative feedback

• Homeostasis

• Positive feedback

• Physiology

Multiple Choice

The living human which represents the sum total of all its organ systems working together to maintain life.

• Cell

• Organelle

• Organ

• Organism

Multiple Choice

A group of organs that work together to perform a vital body function.

• Organelle

• Organism

• Organ system

• Organic

Multiple Choice

A part of the body formed of two or more tissues and adapted to carry out a specific function.

• Organ

• Organelle

• Organ system

• Organism

Multiple Choice

A group of similar cells.

• Organelles

• Tissues

• Organs

• Cell groups

Multiple Choice

Basic structural and functional unit of the body.

• Organelle

• Organism

• Tissue

• Cell