Body Planes, Directions and Cavities
Directional terms - CORRECT ANSWER-developed for use in describing human
body
Describes relationship of one
body part to another when the body
is in - CORRECT ANSWER-anatomic position
Body Planes - CORRECT ANSWER-imaginary lines drawn through body at
various levels to separate body into sections
Transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides the body in half
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER-top
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER-bottom
Cranial/Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER-toward the head
Caudal - CORRECT ANSWER-toward the feet,
Midsagittal/median plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides the body into left and
right midline
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER-(toward the midline)
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER-(away from the midline)
Frontal/coronal plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides the body into front and back
Ventral/Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER-(body parts in front)
Dorsal/Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER-(body parts in back)
Proximal and Distal describe - CORRECT ANSWER-arms and legs in relation to
the main trunk of the body, generally called the point of reference)
, Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER-(close to the body)
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER-(away from the body)
wrist is ________ to the hand - CORRECT ANSWER-proximal
the elbow is_________to the shoulder - CORRECT ANSWER-distal
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to moving a limb away from the midline
of your body.
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to moving a limb toward the midline of
your body.
Supination - CORRECT ANSWER-outward rolling of foot the foot is facing up
Pronation - CORRECT ANSWER-inward rolling of foot the foot is facing down.
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER-decreases the angle between the bones (bending
of the joint)
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER-increases the angle and straightens the joint
Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER-when you lift the forward portion of the foot
up
Plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER-when you push the forward portion of the
foot down
Superficial - CORRECT ANSWER-veins are below the skin's surface
Deep - CORRECT ANSWER-veins are beneath the layers of tissue and muscle
skin is _______to the ribs - CORRECT ANSWER-superficial
Lungs are _____ to the ribs - CORRECT ANSWER-deep
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