HBS 1.1 Test

Words that describe specific regions or locations on the body.

• Directional Terms
• Regional Terms
• Body Planes
• Body Cavities

Words that describe the spaces of the body that contain the internal organs, or viscera.

• Directional Terms
• Regional Terms
• Body Planes
• Body Cavities

Words that act like a coordinate system to describe a human in the anatomical position.

• Directional Terms
• Regional Terms
• Body Planes
• Body Cavities

Front of body

• Anterior
• Posterior
• Distal
• Proximal
• Inferior

Back of body

• Posterior
• Anterior
• Distal
• Proximal
• Inferior

Away from the point of attachment

• Distal
• Anterior
• Posterior
• Proximal
• Inferior

Close to the point of attachment

• Proximal
• Anterior
• Posterior
• Distal
• Inferior

Below

• Inferior
• Anterior
• Posterior
• Distal
• Proximal

Above

• Superior
• Anterior
• Posterior
• Distal
• Proximal

Close to the surface

• Superficial
• Anterior
• Posterior
• Distal
• Proximal