Anatomical Planes and Directional Terms

NAME WHICH BODY PART(S) IS DORSAL?

• Nose

• Palm

• Knuckles

• Chest

WHICH DIAGNOSTIC TOOL PROVIDES 3-D IMAGING?

• X-RAY

• MRI

• CT

• PET SCAN

WHICH STRUCTURE(S) ARE VENTRAL?

• Thoracic Cavity

• Cranial Cavity

• Spine

• Chest

 

Which of the following planes is a horizontal line through the body?

• coronal

• transverse

• vertical

• sagittal

Away from midline:

• inferior

• superior

• distal

• lateral

The chin is _____ to the eye.

• inferior

• cranial

• medial

• superior

The heart is _______ to the shoulder.

• medial

• lateral

• distal

• proximal

The skin is _________ to the skeletal bones.

• proximal

• superior

• superficial

• inferior