Body Planes/Directional Terms

Identify the following

a

b

c

d

e

Distal

superior

Proximal

Inferior

midline

Identify the following

a

b

c

Midsagittal

Frontal

Transverse

Identify the following Directional anatomical terms

a

b

c

d

Inferior (caudal)

superior (cranial)

anterior (ventral)

posterior (dorsal)

Match the following directional anatomical terms

• Proximal

• Close to a point of attachment or to the trunk of the body

• Superior (cranial)

• Farther away form a point of attachment or form the trunk of the body

• Anterior (ventral)

• Above or close to the head

• Inferior (caudal)

• Toward the front of the body

• Distal

• Below or closer to the feet

Match the following directional anatomical terms

• Posterior (dorsal)

• Close to the surface of the body

• Lateral

• Toward the back of the body

• Superficial

• more internal

• Medial

• Farther away from (or to the side of) the midline of the body

• Deep

• Close to the midline of the body

Label the cavities

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Ventral cavity

Thoracic

Pelvic

Dorsal cavity

Spinal cavity

Cranial cavity

abdominal

Label the quadrants

a

b

c

d

Right lower quadrant

Right upper quadrant

Left lower quadrant

Left upper quadrant