Body Planes BWHS

What is the relationship of the arms to the torso?

• The arms are medial to the torso.

• The arms are lateral to the torso.

• The arms are superior to the torso.

• The arms are inferior to the torso.

What is the relationship of the chest to the abdomen?

• The chest is inferior to the abdomen.

• The chest is lateral to the abdomen.

• The chest is superior to the abdomen.

• The chest is posterior to the abdomen.

What is the relationship of the feet to the knees?

• The feet are superior to the knees.

• The feet are lateral to the knees.

• The feet are inferior to the knees.

• The feet are proximal to the knees.

What is the relationship of the head to the shoulders?

• The head is inferior to the shoulders.

• The head is lateral to the shoulders.

• The head is superior to the shoulders.

• The head is posterior to the shoulders.

What does the term 'Dorsal' mean?

• Refers to the front side of the body.

• Refers to the back side of the body.

• Refers to the upper side of the body.

• Refers to the lower side of the body.

What is the Transverse (Horizontal) Plane?

• A plane that divides the body into left and right sections.

• A plane that divides the body into top (superior) and bottom (inferior) sections.

• A plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections.

• A plane that divides the body into inner and outer sections.

What is the Coronal (Frontal) Plane?

• A plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) sections.

• A plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections.

• A plane that divides the body into left and right sections.

• A plane that divides the body into medial and lateral sections.

What is the Oblique Plane?

• A plane that is parallel to the sagittal plane.

• A plane that is parallel to the coronal plane.

• A plane that is not parallel to the sagittal, coronal, or transverse planes.

• A plane that is parallel to the transverse plane.

What is the Midsagittal Plane?

• A plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.

• A plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves.

• A plane that divides the body into front and back halves.

• A plane that is perpendicular to the coronal plane.

What does the term 'Ventral' mean?

• Refers to the back side of the body.

• Refers to the front or belly side of the body.

• Refers to the upper side of the body.

• Refers to the lower side of the body.