What is the importance of directional terms in healthcare?

• To store energy

• To protect organs

• To accurately communicate descriptive data

• To form contractile fibers

What does the term "medial" refer to in anatomical terms?

• Toward the body's midline

• Away from the body's midline

• Toward the front of the body

• Toward the back of the body

Which term describes a position away from the body's surface?

• Superficial

• Deep

• Anterior

• Posterior

What is the term for lying horizontally facing upward?

• Prone

• Supine

• Lateral

• Medial

What does the term "superior" mean in anatomical terms?

• Below

• Above

• Toward the back

• Toward the front

What is the meaning of "ipsilateral"?

• The opposite side

• The same side

• Both sides

• One side

What does "unilateral" mean?

• Both sides

• One side

• The opposite side

• The same side

Which movement involves turning the palm upward?

• Forearm pronation

• Forearm supination

• Shoulder lateral rotation

• Elbow extension

Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?

• Sagittal plane

• Transverse plane

• Frontal plane

• Midsagittal plane

What is the term for rotating the shoulder inward?

• Shoulder lateral rotation

• Shoulder medial rotation

• Elbow flexion

• Scapular protraction