Anatomical Terminology Exam Questions with Verified Solutions Latest Version 2025
SUPERIOR - Answers a part is above antoher part, or closer to the head
INFERIOR - Answers a part is below another part, or toward the feet
ANTERIOR - Answers toward the front; ventral
POSTERIOR - Answers opposite of anterior; twoard the back; dorsal
MEDIAL - Answers relates to an imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves
LATERAL - Answers toward the side with respect to the imaginary midline
IPSILATERAL - Answers pertains to the same side
CONTRALATERAL - Answers refers to the opposite side
PROXIMAL - Answers a part that is closer to the trunk of the body or closer to another specified point of
reference than another point
DISTAL - Answers opposite of proximal; a particular body part is farther from the trunk or farther from
another specified point of reference than another part
SUPERFICIAL - Answers situated near the surface
PERIPHERAL - Answers outward or near the surface; describes location of certain blood vessels and
nerves
DEEP - Answers parts that are more internal
SAGITTAL - Answers lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions
MIDSAGITTAL - Answers passes along the midline and divides the body into equal parts; median
PARASAGITTAL - Answers sagittal section lateral to midline
TRANSVERSE - Answers horizontal; a cut that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
CORONAL - Answers frontal; a section that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
CROSS SECTION - Answers a cut across the structure
OBLIQUE - Answers an angular cut
LONGITUDINAL - Answers a lenghtwise cut
EPIGASTRIC REGION - Answers upper middle portion
SUPERIOR - Answers a part is above antoher part, or closer to the head
INFERIOR - Answers a part is below another part, or toward the feet
ANTERIOR - Answers toward the front; ventral
POSTERIOR - Answers opposite of anterior; twoard the back; dorsal
MEDIAL - Answers relates to an imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves
LATERAL - Answers toward the side with respect to the imaginary midline
IPSILATERAL - Answers pertains to the same side
CONTRALATERAL - Answers refers to the opposite side
PROXIMAL - Answers a part that is closer to the trunk of the body or closer to another specified point of
reference than another point
DISTAL - Answers opposite of proximal; a particular body part is farther from the trunk or farther from
another specified point of reference than another part
SUPERFICIAL - Answers situated near the surface
PERIPHERAL - Answers outward or near the surface; describes location of certain blood vessels and
nerves
DEEP - Answers parts that are more internal
SAGITTAL - Answers lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions
MIDSAGITTAL - Answers passes along the midline and divides the body into equal parts; median
PARASAGITTAL - Answers sagittal section lateral to midline
TRANSVERSE - Answers horizontal; a cut that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
CORONAL - Answers frontal; a section that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
CROSS SECTION - Answers a cut across the structure
OBLIQUE - Answers an angular cut
LONGITUDINAL - Answers a lenghtwise cut
EPIGASTRIC REGION - Answers upper middle portion
