Anatomical Terminology
Across
- 3. closer to the point of origin or the center of the body
- 8. toward the head
- 10. closer to the surface
- 12. refers to the back
- 13. relating to an appendix or appendage, especially the limbs
- 15. relating to or situated in the central part of the body (the bones in your head, neck, back, and chest) as distinguished from the limbs
- 17. plane that divides the body vertically into unequal right and left portions
- 18. closer to the midline of the body
- 20. plane that divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior portions
Down
- 1. refers to the back side (top) of an organism
- 2. further away from the midline
- 4. toward the feet
- 5. refers to the front of the body
- 6. position in which the body is standing up straight with arms hanging at the sides and palms facing forward
- 7. refers to the belly side (bottom) of an organism
- 9. internal organs of the body
- 11. plane that divides the body vertically into equal left and right portions
- 14. plane that divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior portions
- 16. further away from the point of origin or the center of the body
- 19. further from the surface