SPH-K 212: Exam 3 Practice
Questions All Answered Correctly
2025-2026 Updated.
anatomical position - Answer standing erect, palms at side facing forward
superior - Answer towards or near the head
ex. the nose is superior to the neck
inferior - Answer towards feet, away from the head
ex. knee is inferior to hip
medial - Answer towards the midline
ex. the heart is medial to the arm
lateral - Answer away from midline
ex. the arms are lateral to the chest
anterior - Answer toward the front of body
ex. the breast bone is anterior to the spine
posterior - Answer toward the back of body
ex. the heart is posterior to the breastbone
superficial - Answer toward or at the body surface
ex. the skin is superficial to the skeletal
deep - Answer away from surface, more internal
ex. the lungs are deep to the rib cage
transverse plane - Answer divides the body into superior and inferior; internal/external
rotation
sagittal plane - Answer divides body into left and right; flexion/extension
, frontal plane - Answer divides the body into anterior and posterior; abduction/adduction
flexion - Answer decreasing the angle of a joint in the sagittal plane
extension - Answer increasing the angle of a joint
hyperextension - Answer going past anatomical extension
abduction - Answer movement away from midline
adduction - Answer movement toward midline
internal (medial) rotation - Answer rotation toward the body/midline
external (lateral) rotation - Answer rotation away from midline
pronation - Answer the action of pronation is when the distal end of the radius is over the
ulna; turning the pal downward
supination - Answer taking the radius back into its parallel position; turning the palm upward
plantar flexion/dorsiflexion - Answer plantar flexion is pointing your toes down
dorsal flexion is lifting your toes up
synovial joints - Answer articulating bones are separated by a fluid-containing joint cavity
and are freely moving
1/3 structural classification of joints
synovial joints contain: - Answer articular cartilage
joint (synovial) cavity
articular capsule
synovial fluid
reinforcing ligametns
fibrous joints - Answer bones are joined by fibrous tissues
Questions All Answered Correctly
2025-2026 Updated.
anatomical position - Answer standing erect, palms at side facing forward
superior - Answer towards or near the head
ex. the nose is superior to the neck
inferior - Answer towards feet, away from the head
ex. knee is inferior to hip
medial - Answer towards the midline
ex. the heart is medial to the arm
lateral - Answer away from midline
ex. the arms are lateral to the chest
anterior - Answer toward the front of body
ex. the breast bone is anterior to the spine
posterior - Answer toward the back of body
ex. the heart is posterior to the breastbone
superficial - Answer toward or at the body surface
ex. the skin is superficial to the skeletal
deep - Answer away from surface, more internal
ex. the lungs are deep to the rib cage
transverse plane - Answer divides the body into superior and inferior; internal/external
rotation
sagittal plane - Answer divides body into left and right; flexion/extension
, frontal plane - Answer divides the body into anterior and posterior; abduction/adduction
flexion - Answer decreasing the angle of a joint in the sagittal plane
extension - Answer increasing the angle of a joint
hyperextension - Answer going past anatomical extension
abduction - Answer movement away from midline
adduction - Answer movement toward midline
internal (medial) rotation - Answer rotation toward the body/midline
external (lateral) rotation - Answer rotation away from midline
pronation - Answer the action of pronation is when the distal end of the radius is over the
ulna; turning the pal downward
supination - Answer taking the radius back into its parallel position; turning the palm upward
plantar flexion/dorsiflexion - Answer plantar flexion is pointing your toes down
dorsal flexion is lifting your toes up
synovial joints - Answer articulating bones are separated by a fluid-containing joint cavity
and are freely moving
1/3 structural classification of joints
synovial joints contain: - Answer articular cartilage
joint (synovial) cavity
articular capsule
synovial fluid
reinforcing ligametns
fibrous joints - Answer bones are joined by fibrous tissues
