EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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Anatomical Position - Correct Answer -Body is standing erect with feet facing forward, face
forward, palms of hands facing forward, arms at sides, and fingers adducted
Supine - Correct Answer -body is lying down on back, face up
Prone - Correct Answer -body is lying down on belly, face down
Anterior - Correct Answer -toward the front portion of the body; the same side as your
stomach.
Posterior - Correct Answer -toward the back portion of the body; opposite side of the
stomach
Superior - Correct Answer -a structure is above another; or is closer to the head when the
body is in an anatomical posititon
Inferior - Correct Answer -a structure is below another
medial - Correct Answer -toward the middle. Also, towards the body's or structure's midline
or longitudinal axis.
lateral - Correct Answer -away from the middle or toward the sides. also, away from the
body's or structure's midline or longitudinal axis.
proximal - Correct Answer -toward the body's core or axial skeleton attachment. sometimes
meaning towards the head
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