/
Anatomical Position Planes and Movements
Save to my account
Sign up
Anatomical Position Planes and Movements
Anatomical Position Planes and Movements
Study
1
Question
What is the anatomical position of the body used as the reference pose?
Answer
Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, feet together, palms anterior
2
Question
Which term describes lying on the back with the face upward?
Answer
Supine
3
Question
Which term describes lying face downward?
Answer
Prone
4
Question
What plane divides the body into right and left halves?
Answer
Median (midsagittal) plane
5
Question
What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts?
Answer
Frontal (coronal) plane
6
Question
What plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
Answer
Transverse plane
7
Question
What is the term for an object or structure being closer to the head?
Answer
Superior
8
Question
What is the term for an object or structure being closer to the feet?
Answer
Inferior
9
Question
What is the term for a structure toward the surface of the body?
Answer
Superficial
10
Question
What is the term for a structure farther from the surface (toward center)?
Answer
Deep
11
Question
What term describes a structure nearer to the midline of the body?
Answer
Medial
12
Question
What term describes a structure farther from the midline (toward the sides)?
Answer
Lateral
13
Question
What is the term for toward the front of the body?
Answer
Anterior
14
Question
What is the term for toward the back of the body?
Answer
Posterior
15
Question
What does the term dorsiflexion describe?
Answer
Flexion at the ankle toward shin
16
Question
What does plantarflexion describe?
Answer
Plantar flexion; toes point downward
17
Question
What does hyperextension refer to?
Answer
Extension beyond normal range
18
Question
What is abduction in anatomical terms?
Answer
Movement away from the median plane
19
Question
What is adduction in anatomical terms?
Answer
Movement toward the median plane
20
Question
What is circumduction?
Answer
Circular movement combining flexion, abduction, extension, adduction
21
Question
What is a bilateral structure?
Answer
Paired structures with right and left members
22
Question
What is a unilateral structure?
Answer
Structure occurring on one side only
23
Question
What is Ipsilateral movement?
Answer
On the same side as another structure
24
Question
What is Contralateral movement?
Answer
On the opposite side of another structure
25
Question
What is the difference between medial and lateral directions?
Answer
Midline toward midline vs away from midline
26
Question
What does flexion mean in joint movement?
Answer
Bending or decreasing angle between bones
27
Question
What does extension mean in joint movement?
Answer
Straightening or increasing angle between bones
28
Question
Where are the terms of relationship used?
Answer
To describe relative positions of body parts
29
Question
What system studies the relationship of bones and joints?
Answer
Skeletal system (osteology/arthrology)
30
Question
What term describes the inner relative location toward the center?
Answer
Internal