ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Sagittal Plane - CORRECT ANSWER - right and left sides of the body
Frontal Plane - CORRECT ANSWER - anterior and posterior sides of the body
Transverse Plane - CORRECT ANSWER - superior and inferior parts of the body
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - The front of the body
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER - The back of the body
Superficial - CORRECT ANSWER - Located close to or on the body surface
Deep - CORRECT ANSWER - Below the surface
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER - Closer to any reference point
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER - Farther from any reference point
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the head; higher
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Away from the head; lower
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER - toward the midline of the body
, Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Away from the midline of the body; to the side
Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - On the same side
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER - On the opposite side
Unilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - One side
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Both sides
Prone - CORRECT ANSWER - lying face down
supine - CORRECT ANSWER - lying face up
valgus - CORRECT ANSWER - distal segment of a joint deviates laterally
varus - CORRECT ANSWER - distal segment of a joint deviates medially
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease of the joint angle-anteriorly in the sagittal
plane
Ex: elbow flexion during a bicep curl
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER - increase of the joint angle-posteriorly in the sagittal
plane
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement away from the midline of the body,
usually in the frontal plane