Chapter 1 Anatomical Terms Exam Questions and Answers Fully Solved
Superior (Cranial) - Answers Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above.
Inferior (caudal) - Answers Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body;
below.
Anterior (ventral) - Answers Toward or at the front of the body; in front of.
Posterior (dorsal) - Answers Toward or at the back of the body; behind.
Medial - Answers Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of.
Lateral - Answers Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
Proximal - Answers Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body
trunk.
Distal - Answers Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body
trunk.
Superficial (external) - Answers Toward or at the body surface
Deep (internal) - Answers Away from the body surface; more internal
Anatomical Position - Answers The anatomical reference point which is a standard body position.
Sagittal Plane - Answers A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts.
Median Plane - Answers A sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline of the body.
Frontal Plane - Answers A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts. (aka:
Coronal plane).
Transverse Plane - Answers A horizontal plane from right to left, dividing the body into superior and
inferior parts.
Dorsal Body Cavity - Answers Protects the fragile nervous system organs; has two subdivisions: cranial
cavity and vertebral/spinal cavity.
Cranial Cavity - Answers A subdivision of the Dorsal Body Cavity, in the skull and encases the brain
Ventral Body Cavity - Answers The more anterior and larger of the closed body cavities; has two major
subdivisions: The Thoracic Cavity and The Abdominopelvic Cavity.
Thoracic Cavity - Answers Surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest. As subdivisions including the
pleural cavities, which envelops the mediastinum
Anatomy - Answers study of internal and external structure and the physical relationships
Superior (Cranial) - Answers Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above.
Inferior (caudal) - Answers Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body;
below.
Anterior (ventral) - Answers Toward or at the front of the body; in front of.
Posterior (dorsal) - Answers Toward or at the back of the body; behind.
Medial - Answers Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of.
Lateral - Answers Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
Proximal - Answers Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body
trunk.
Distal - Answers Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body
trunk.
Superficial (external) - Answers Toward or at the body surface
Deep (internal) - Answers Away from the body surface; more internal
Anatomical Position - Answers The anatomical reference point which is a standard body position.
Sagittal Plane - Answers A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts.
Median Plane - Answers A sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline of the body.
Frontal Plane - Answers A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts. (aka:
Coronal plane).
Transverse Plane - Answers A horizontal plane from right to left, dividing the body into superior and
inferior parts.
Dorsal Body Cavity - Answers Protects the fragile nervous system organs; has two subdivisions: cranial
cavity and vertebral/spinal cavity.
Cranial Cavity - Answers A subdivision of the Dorsal Body Cavity, in the skull and encases the brain
Ventral Body Cavity - Answers The more anterior and larger of the closed body cavities; has two major
subdivisions: The Thoracic Cavity and The Abdominopelvic Cavity.
Thoracic Cavity - Answers Surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest. As subdivisions including the
pleural cavities, which envelops the mediastinum
Anatomy - Answers study of internal and external structure and the physical relationships
