Quiz 1 Review: Directional, Body Cavity, and Body Plane Terms

Anterior 

• Near the front 
• Near the back
• Farther from the body core
• Nearer the body core 

Medial

• Situated closer to the surface 
• Situated farther from the surface 
• Situated closer to the midline of the body
• Situated farther from the midline of the body

Located closer to the point of attachment (of a limb)

• Distal
• Proximal
• Medial 
• Lateral 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Ventral

• Along the back side of the vertebral column
• Along the front side of the vertebral column
• Closer to the head
• Closer to the tail (rear) 

Which type of section is this? 

• Cornoal
• Sagittal 
• Transverse 
• Cesarean 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which type of section is this? 

• Coronal
• Sagittal 
• Transverse 
• Cesarean 

What term means "toward the MIDLINE of the body?

• Medial 
• Lateral
• Intermediate
• Ipsilateral

What term means AWAY from the midline of the body?

• Medial
• Lateral
• Contralateral
• Ipsilateral

Which type of section is this

• Coronal

• Sagittal

• Transverse

• Lateral

Posterior means:

• Closer to the front

• Along the front of the vertebral column

• Closer to the back

• Along the back of the vertebral column