Anatomical Terminology

Which term means top / above?

• Inferior

• Superior

Which term relates to the back surface?

• Ventral

• Dorsal

Which term means the end of a limb or furthest away part

(e.g. the fingertips)

• Distal

• Proximal

Which term means closer to the midline of the body

• Medial

• Lateral

Which 'plane' cuts the body down the midline and would create an image as if viewing the body from the side?

• Transverse

• Sagittal

• Frontal

Which 'plane' cuts the body horizontally and would create an image as if viewing the body from the top?

• Transverse

• Sagittal

• Frontal

Which movement is a bending of a joint?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Abduction

Which movement is a movement towards the midline of the body?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Circumduction

If I make a windmill with my arm (like during backstroke) what movement is this?

• Supination

• Pronation

• Circumduction

Which term means rotating the arm palm upwards?

• Pronation

• Supination

• Inversion

• Eversion