anatomy terminology, anatomy and physiology Questions and Answers

anatomy terminology, anatomy and
physiology Questions and Answers
Median plane (sagital) - ✅✅the midline plane dividing the body into left/right halves



Sagittal plane (lateral) - ✅✅the plane dividing the body into unequal left and right parts and parallel
to the median plane.



Coronal, Frontal plane - ✅✅the plane dividing the body into equal/unequal front and back parts.



transverse, cross horizontal - ✅✅the horizontal plane divides the body into upper and lowerparts.
Cross/transverse sections are perpendicular to the long axis of the body or other structure and may not
be horizontal.



Cranial, superior - ✅✅a structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure in the
body



Caudal, inferior - ✅✅a structure being closer to the feet or lower than another structure in the body



Anterior, ventral - ✅✅a structure being more in front than another structure in the body



Posterior, dorsal - ✅✅a structure being more in back than another structure in the body



Medial - ✅✅a structure being closer to the median plane than another structure in the body



lateral - ✅✅a structure being further away from the median plan than another structure in the body



Proximal - ✅✅limbs only: a structure being closer to the median plane or root of the limb than
another structure in the limb (superior)

, Distal - ✅✅limbs only: a structure being further away from the median plane or root of the limb than
another structure in the limb (inferior)



Palmer - ✅✅front half of the hand



dorsal - ✅✅back half of the hand



plantar - ✅✅bottom of the foot



dorsal (foot) - ✅✅top of the foot



superficial - ✅✅surface



deep - ✅✅deep



lateral (adducting) - ✅✅out to in



abducting - ✅✅in to out



os-, osteo- - ✅✅bone



arth- - ✅✅joints



myo- - ✅✅muscle



sarco- - ✅✅striated muscle



derm- - ✅✅skin (integument)