Anatomical directions_KIN 1006

Anatomical position is

• feet together, body hunched, arms overhead

• feet together, body erect, arms at side, palms forward

• feet spread, body erect, arms at side, palms downward

• feet together, body erect, arms at side, palms downward

The head is ________ to the heart

• superior

• inferior

• anterior

• posterior

Inferior means

• away from the head

• toward the lower part of the body

• toward the back of the body

• away from the heart

Toward the front or at the front of the body is

• anterior

• posterior

• superior

• inferior

Medial is

• toward the midline of the body

• away from the midline of the body

• toward the meniscus

• away from the meniscus

The elbow is ______ to the shoulder

• proximal

• distal

• anterior

• inferior

Superficial means

• away from the body surface

• at or toward the body surface

• at or toward the anterior of the body surface

• at or toward the posterior of the body surface

Balancing on your right leg while having your left arm extended is an example of

• ipsilateral

• contralateral

• oppolateral

• ipsilante

The frontal plane divides the body into

• right/left

• anterior/posterior

• superior/inferior

Which plan cuts the body into superior and inferior sections?

• transverse

• sagittal

• median

• frontal