Basic Anatomy and Physiology Quiz

What is the term for movement towards the midline of the body?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Extension

What is the term for a vertical plane running from front to back?

• Coronal Plane

• Sagittal Plane

• Axial Plane

• Median Plane

What is the term for bending a joint?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Abduction

• Adduction

What is the term for movement away from the midline of the body?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Extension

What is the term for a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts?

• Coronal Plane

• Sagittal Plane

• Axial Plane

• Median Plane

What is the term for the movement of a limb in a circle?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Circumduction

• Rotation