Directional Terms and Anatomical Planes: A Study Guide

Directional Terms Label the Diagrams Label the three anatomical planes below. Then label the dotted line that divides the body into equal right and left halves. Label the letters A through F on the diagram below with the corresponding directional terms. Please note that A and B are on the chart twice but only need to be labeled once. craniocardal plane sagit an coronal plane transverse plane anteroposterior plane

Word Match Write in the term that best corresponds with the definitions in the table. Select terms from the word bank below. Anterior Cranial Distal Inferior Lateral Medial Postcranial Posterior Proximal Superior Anatomical Term Definition Away from the body, along a limb Pertaining to all of the skeleton except the skull Towards the top, or above Pertaining to the head Towards the body, along a limb Back, or at the back of Towards the bottom, or below superior proximal posterior anterior distal inferior lateral postcranial superior superficial proximal posterior medial

Away from the midline of the body Front, or in front of Toward the midline of the body Draw a line between terms in the two columns to match the paired terms. Proximal Medial Anterior Superior Distal Inferior Posterior Lateral Complete the Sentence Complete these sentences using the terms superior and inferior . The nose is ____________________ to the forehead. The sternum is ____________________ to the belly button. The head is ____________________ to the body. Complete these sentences using the terms anterior and posterior . The heel is ____________________ to the toes. The belly button is ____________________ to the spine. The clavicle (collarbone) is ____________________ to the scapula (shoulder blade). Complete these sentences using the terms lateral and medial . The arms are ______________ to the midline. The neck is ______________ to the shoulders. The hips are ______________ to the belly button. distal anterior interior superior inferior superior posterior anterior anterior lateral medial lateral

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Complete these sentences using the terms proximal and distal . The fingers are ______________ to the elbow. The knee is ______________ to the foot. The wrist is ______________ to the shoulder joint. References Organ, Jason and Jessica Byram. 2019. “Appendix A: Osteology.” In Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology , edited by Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera, and Lara Braff. Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association. http://explorations.americananthro.org/ Image Attributions Planes of the Body (Anatomy & Physiology, Figure 1.14) by OpenStax was modified for Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology (some labels modified) and is used under a CC BY 4.0 License . Anatomical Planes by CFCF is used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License . Directional Terms Applied to the Human Body (Anatomy & Physiology, Figure 1.13) by OpenStax was modified (labels changed, arrows added) is used under a CC BY 4.0 License . distal proximal distal

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