PPT Anat Term

Which answer below is NOT true of the axial parts of the body?

• Main axis

• Head

• Neck

• Appendages

Which answer below is NOT true of the appendicular parts of the body?

• Attached to main axis

• Arms

• Legs

• Trunk

What is the anatomical position?

• Body erect with feet together and palms facing out

• Body bent over with feet together and palms facing out

• Body erect with feet together and palms facing in

• Body bent over with feet together and palms facing in

Which term means: "Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above"

• Superior

• Inferior

• Anterior

• Posterior

Which term means: "Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below"

• Superior

• Inferior

• Anterior

• Posterior

Which term means: "Toward or at the front of the body; in front of"

• Superior

• Inferior

• Anterior

• Posterior

Which term means: "Toward or at the backside of the body; behind"

• Superior

• Inferior

• Anterior

• Posterior

Which term means: "Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of"

• Ventral

• Dorsal

• Medial

• Lateral

Which term means: "Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of"

• Ventral

• Dorsal

• Medial

• Lateral

Which term means the same thing as "posterior"

• Ventral

• Dorsal

• Medial

• Lateral