Anatomical Terminology

Which of the following does NOT indicate the standard anatomical position?

• palms facing forward

• standing up

• feet slightly apart

• arms flexed at the elbows

This plane divides the body into even left and right halves.

• midsagittal plane

• frontal plane

• transverse plane

• parasagittal plane

Turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position).

• supination

• pronation

• flexion

• dorsiflexion

Which of the following best describes extension?

• The straightening of a joint where the angle of movement increases

• The bending of a joint where bones get closer together

• The rotation of a joint or spinning of one bone on another

• The lateral movement away from the midline

The lateral motion TOWARDS the midline is called ______.

• adduction

• abduction

• circumduction

• opposition

The head is _________________ to the navel.

• anterior

• posterior

• superior

• inferior

The nose is_________________ to the ears.

• medial

• lateral

• superficial

• deep

The ears are_________________ to the nose.

• medial

• lateral

• superficial

• deep

The spine is _________________ to the navel.

• anterior

• posterior

• superior

• inferior

The skin is _________________ to the muscles.

• ventral

• dorsal

• superficial

• deep