DAY 4 Anatomical Terminology Quiz

All of the following are characteristics of the standard anatomical position EXCEPT:

• Palms facing posteriorly (toward the back)

• Feet parallel and flat on the floor

• Upper limbs at the sides of the body

• Eyes looking forward

A surgeon makes a cut that separates the body into superior and inferior portions. This section was made along a ______ plane.

• Coronal (frontal)

• Sagittal

• Midsagittal

• Transverse (horizontal)

The term that means 'closer to the point of limb attachment to the body trunk' is:

• Lateral

• Distal

• Superficial

• Proximal

In anatomical terminology, 'anterior' is synonymous with:

• Cranial

• Ventral

• Dorsal

• Caudal

The arrow is pointing to a structure that is ______ to the toes.

• Superior

• Inferior

• Proximal

• Distal

Your sternum (breastbone) is ______ to your spine.

• Posterior

• Anterior

• Inferior

• Deep

The term 'contralateral' refers to:

• Two structures on the same side of the body

• A structure composed of two symmetrical halves

• A structure on the opposite side of the body from another structure

• A structure located at the body's midline

In a human, the left arm and the left leg are considered:

• Bilateral

• Contralateral

• Ipsilateral

• Medial

Which plane would divide the heart into anterior and posterior portions?

• Transverse plane

• Sagittal plane

• Midsagittal plane

• Coronal (frontal) plane

The lungs are located ______ to the ribs.

• Superficial

• Deep

• Medial

• Lateral