Anatomical Position and Directional Terms

What body plane is this?

• Transverse

• Midsagittal

• Coronal

• Air

Divides the body into left and right portions.

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Sagittal.

Divides the body into front and back portions.

• Sagittal

• Frontal

• Transverse

The arm is ______ to the hand

• Medial

• Distal

• Proximal

• Lateral

The big toe is ______ to the little toe

• Medial

• Distal

• Superior

• Lateral

Away from the head.

• Inferior

• Lateral

• Deep

• Distal

The proper anatomical position the subject is...

• Lying down

• Arms placed above the head

• Standing upright with palms facing backwards

• Standing upright with palms facing forward

The heart is ______ to the ribs

• Deep

• Medial

• Lateral

• Superior

toward the surface

• superficial

• deep

• medial

• lateral

away from the surface of the body

• superficial

• deep

• medial

• lateral