ABMDI Registry Exam with complete answers
Anacephalic - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔An infant born without a brain.
Coronal plane - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The plane that divides the body into front and back
(e.g, anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal]) halves
Mid-sagittal plane - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The plane that divides the body into right and
left halves
Transverse - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The plane that divides the body into top and bottom (e.g.
superior [cephalad] and inferior [caudal]) halves
Lateral - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Surface or portion of the body that points toward the side or
away from the midline of the body
Medial - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Describes any surface or portion of the body that points of
faces toward the midline of the body (e.g., midsaggital plane)
Proximal - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Refers to a relative position that is farther away from the
central portion of the body or origin of the structure (e.g., the position of the hand is distal to the
shoulder)
Superficial - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Refers to a relative position close to the surface of an
organ or close to the skin
Deep - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Refers to a relative position within the body or farther away
from the surface of the body (e.g., farther from the surface)
Auricular - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The area of the ear
, Temporal - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The side (lateral) surface of the head.
Occipital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The back (posterior) surface of the head
Parietal - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The area considers the top of the head. This area abuts the
frontal, temporal, and occipital regions
Orbital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Area of the eye
Sternal notch or angle - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The junction of the sternum and the clavicle
relating to the T4 to T5 level of vertebral bodies
Submental - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The area under the chin or jaw line
Costal margin - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The lowest portion of the anterior ribs,
corresponding to the level of the anterior attachment of the diaphragm and L3-L4 vertebral bodies
Umbilicus - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The naval
Pectoral girdle - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The muscles, bones, and other structures responsible
for the attachment of the arm to the torso
Axilla - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The armpit region
Epigastrium - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The upper portion of the abdomen bordered by the
costal margin
Cervical - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Refers to the upper (superior) portion of the spine
Anacephalic - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔An infant born without a brain.
Coronal plane - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The plane that divides the body into front and back
(e.g, anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal]) halves
Mid-sagittal plane - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The plane that divides the body into right and
left halves
Transverse - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The plane that divides the body into top and bottom (e.g.
superior [cephalad] and inferior [caudal]) halves
Lateral - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Surface or portion of the body that points toward the side or
away from the midline of the body
Medial - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Describes any surface or portion of the body that points of
faces toward the midline of the body (e.g., midsaggital plane)
Proximal - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Refers to a relative position that is farther away from the
central portion of the body or origin of the structure (e.g., the position of the hand is distal to the
shoulder)
Superficial - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Refers to a relative position close to the surface of an
organ or close to the skin
Deep - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Refers to a relative position within the body or farther away
from the surface of the body (e.g., farther from the surface)
Auricular - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The area of the ear
, Temporal - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The side (lateral) surface of the head.
Occipital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The back (posterior) surface of the head
Parietal - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The area considers the top of the head. This area abuts the
frontal, temporal, and occipital regions
Orbital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Area of the eye
Sternal notch or angle - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The junction of the sternum and the clavicle
relating to the T4 to T5 level of vertebral bodies
Submental - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The area under the chin or jaw line
Costal margin - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The lowest portion of the anterior ribs,
corresponding to the level of the anterior attachment of the diaphragm and L3-L4 vertebral bodies
Umbilicus - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The naval
Pectoral girdle - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The muscles, bones, and other structures responsible
for the attachment of the arm to the torso
Axilla - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The armpit region
Epigastrium - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The upper portion of the abdomen bordered by the
costal margin
Cervical - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Refers to the upper (superior) portion of the spine
