Directional terms, body planes and cavities

Position above or higher; toward the head

• Superior

• Inferior

• Top

• Lateral

Position closer to the midline of the body

• Medial

• Lateral

• Superior

• Inferior

Position towards the back of the body

• Posterior

• Anterior

• Superior

• Inferior

Which plane divides the body into front and back (anterior and posterior) parts

• Saggital

• Midsaggital

• Frontal/Coronal

• Transverse

Closer to the point of origin or attachment.

• Lateral

• Internal

• Proxial

• Distal

What plane will cut an organism into right and left sides?

• sagittal

• frontal

• transverse

• coronal

In the _________________________ position, the body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and directed forward. The upper limbs are at the body's sides with the palms facing forward.

• inferior

• superior

• frontal

• anatomical

Which of these cavities contains the lungs and heart?

• “Spinal”

• “Thoracic”

• “Abdominal”

• “Pelvic”

Which plane is pictured here?

• frontal
• sagittal
• transverse
• midsagittal

Select the directional term that represents moving away from the origination of a structure.

• Superior

• Distal

• Anterior

• Proximal