Body Planes and Terminology Flash Card Deck

The deltoid is lateral to the pectoralis major. Define the term “lateral’.

Further away from the midline.

The liver is ____ to the pancreas.

Superior

The small intestine is inferior to the liver. Define the term “inferior”.

Situated nearer to the feet than the head; the lowest part of a structure.

The incisors are ____ to the canines.

Medial

The left kidney is positioned slightly ____ to the right kidney.

Superior

The model is shown standing in anatomical position. Describe anatomical position.

Standing upright, head facing forward; legs are shoulder width apart, arms at either side, palms facing forward

The term “antecubital” refers to the ___.

Elbow

The brain is found in the ____ cavity.

Cranial

Define the term “prone”.

The body lying face down

Define “frontal or coronal plane”.

A plane that divides the body or organ into a front and back.

What plane of the testis is depicted in this image?

Sagittal plane

What plane of the skull is depicted in this image?

Transverse plane

Define “sagittal plane”.

A plane that divides the body or organ into a left and right

The term “patellar” refers to the ____.

Knee

The term “pollex” refers to the ____.

Thumb or digit 1

Define the term “supine”.

The body is lying face up.

The rectus abdominis is deep to the external oblique. Define the term “deep”

Further away from the surface of the body.

The lungs are ____ to the ribcage.

Deep

The heart and lungs are found in the ____ cavity.

Thoracic