ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Anterior or Ventral - CORRECT ANSWER - Front of the body relative to another reference
point
postierior or dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER - Back of the body relative to another reference
point
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Above a reference point
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Below a reference point
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER - Positioned relatively close to the midline of the body
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Positioned relatively farther from the midline of of body
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER - Position closer to the reference point
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER - Positioned farther from the reference point
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to both sides
Unilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to one side
Superficial - CORRECT ANSWER - Near the surface
, deep - CORRECT ANSWER - Farther beneath the surface
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the head
Caudal - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the bottom
prone - CORRECT ANSWER - Lying facedown
Supine - CORRECT ANSWER - Laying in one's backside
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement decreasing the angle between two body parts
Extensions - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement increasing the angels between two body parts
Hyperextension - CORRECT ANSWER - Position extending anatomical neutral
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement toward the midline of the body
medial rotation - CORRECT ANSWER - Rotation toward the midline
lateral rotation - CORRECT ANSWER - rotation away from the midline
Elevation - CORRECT ANSWER - movement in a superior direction
Depression - CORRECT ANSWER - movement in an inferior direction