Quiz 1. Anatomical planes and directions.

What does B indicate?

• the median plane

• the sagittal plane

• the horizontal plane

The median plane divides the body into ...

• anterior and posterior halves

• left and right halves

• superior and inferior sections

Plane A is ...

• the coronal plane

• the median plane

• the horizontal plane

A coronal plane divides the body into which of the following?

• anterior and posterior portions

• superior and inferior portions

• lateral and medial portions

Which letter indicates a sagittal plane?

• D

• C

• E

Which letter indicates a horizontal (or transverse) plane?

• C

• E

• D

A horizontal plane divides the body into which of the following?

• distal and proximal portions

• superior and inferior portions

• anterior and posterior portions

In the internationally accepted ‘anatomical position’, the feet are together and the palms of the hands face ...

• anteriorly

• posteriorly

• laterally

An area of the body nearer to the front (shown as direction C on the image) is referred to as ...

• medial

• anterior

• lateral

An area of the body further from the median plane (shown as direction D on the image) is referred to as ...

• lateral

• medial

• distal