Anatomy: Body Planes & Directional Terms

Away from the midline

• medial
• lateral
• superior
• inferior

The heart is ___________ to the stomach

• superior
• inferior
• medial
• lateral

The wrist is ___________ to the shoulder

• superior
• proximal
• distal
• inferior

The knee is __________ to the ankle

• distal
• proximal
• dorsal
• ventral
• Option 4

The lungs are ________ to the heart

• medial
• lateral
• inferior
• superior

The _________ plane separates the anterior and posterior of the body

• frontal/coronal
• sagittal/longitudinal
• transverse/axial

The _______ plane separates left right and left side of the body

• frontal/coronal
• sagittal/longitudinal
• transverse/axial

The _________ plane separates the superior and inferior parts of the body

• frontal/coronal
• sagittal/longitudinal
• transverse/axial

The knee cap is located on the _______ part of the body

• anterior/ventral
• posterior/dorsal
• medial
• lateral

What does dorsal refer to?

• front of the body
• back of the body
• midline of the body
• none of these