Spring 2021 Blind Quiz Anatomical Terms: Directions

For example, your shoulder is _____ to your elbow.

_______ is synonymous with posterior

For example, your ears are _______ to your nose.

Anatomical terms may describe:

This term means closer to the head or top

The wrist is ___to the hand and ___ to the elbow.

For example, your fingers are _____ to your wrist

Proximal and medial are opposite terms

Which of the following terms are most appropriately consider to be opposites?

This term means "away from the body midline".

Big Idea: A common language of anatomical terms helps us all speak the same language in reference to the human body

Important Point: Left and right always refer to the __ left and right.

This term means toward the midline of the body.

The upper arm is proximal to the forearm.

For example, the shoulder blade is on the _____ side of the body.

Let's REVIEW: The big toe is _____ to the heel, and the buttock is __________ to the abdomen.

This anatomical term means in back of or behind

_______ deals with the structure of the body while _______ deals with the function of the body.

Anatomical terms always reference to a person standing in the anatomical position.

This term means closer to the end of the limb (or further from the trunk)

For example, the knee cap is _____ the back of the knee

Test your Skills Time: The big toe is on the ______ side of the foot.

Which body position best describes the image above?

For example, your knees are _____ to your hips.

This term means closer to the feet or below

This term means away from the midline of the body.

This term means closer to the start of the limb (or closer to the trunk)

The lungs are __ to the heart.

Let's start with direction. This anatomical term means front or in front of

Let's review: Your ears are ____ to your eyes, and your hands are _____ to your hips.

For example, the navel (umbilicus) is ____ to the hip.

For example, the hands are _____ to the feet

Using the ankle as a reference point, the knee is __ to the ankle.

In the __ position, a person stands facing forward with arms at their side, palms forward.