Human Anatomical Directional Terminology & CH1 Vocab

The pinky finger is ______ to the thumb in anatomical position.

• posterior

• superior

• lateral

• medial

The heart is ______ to the skin.

• superficial

• deep

• inferior

• superior

Your feet are ________ to your knees.

• caudal

• cephalic

• inferior

• superior

Your elbows are proximal to your

• shoulder

• wrist

• humerus

• ears

Which plane would make a slice right between your eyes dividing you into equal left and right halves?

• transverse

• sagittal

• midsagittal

• frontal

The belly side of a standing dog would be the _____ surface.

• ventral

• dorsal

• cranial

• caudal

The head is _____ to the shoulders.

• proximal

• caudal

• superior

• inferior

This plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

• coronal plane

• frontal plane

• transverse plane

• sagittal plane

The ankle joint is ______ to the knee joint.

• distal

• proximal

• caudal

• cranial

_______ means towards the side of the body.

• distal

• proximal

• medial

• lateral