PHS - Ch. 5 Body Directions, Regions, & Cavities Quiz (9/13/23)

_______________ is known as the front side of the body

• posterior
• anterior

_________________ is known as the back side of the body

• posterior
• anterior

Refers to a point closer to the body, or closer to the midline

• lateral
• medial
• cranial
• posterior

is toward the side of the body, going away from the midline

• anterior
• medial
• lateral
• posterior

___________________ means above or higher up on the body

• inferior
• superior

_________________ means below, or lower down on the body

• inferior
• superior

_______________ refers to outside surface of the body

• superficial
• deep

The ____________ plane, also known as the coronal plane, divides the body into front and back sections.

• sagittal plane
• frontal plane
• transverse plane

The __________________ plane divides the body into right and left sections.

• transverse
• sagittal
• frontal

The ______________ plane divides the body into top and bottom sections.

• midsagittal
• frontal
• transverse