Anatomy Directional Terms

Edit Answers
123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Across
  1. 4. Describes a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment
  2. 7. The term that describes when the body is divided in unequal left & right sides
  3. 9. Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body
  4. 10. Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body
  5. 13. Transverse planes produce images referred to as...?
  6. 16. The cavity of the body that houses the brain
  7. 17. Another word for inferior
  8. 19. The largest cavity in the body
  9. 21. The term that the frontal plane is also referred to as
  10. 22. Describes a position closer to the surface of the body
  11. 23. Thin membrane that covers the walls & organs in the thoracic & abdominopelvic cavities
  12. 24. Another word for posterior
Down
  1. 1. Describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment
  2. 2. The plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion
  3. 3. Describes a position above or higher than another part of the body
  4. 4. Describes a position farther from the surface of the body
  5. 5. Describes the side or direction toward the side of the body
  6. 6. Describes a position below or lower than another part of the body
  7. 8. The cavity of the body that is enclosed by the rib cage
  8. 11. Another word for anterior
  9. 12. Describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body
  10. 14. The plane that divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides
  11. 15. The cavity of the body that encloses the spinal cord
  12. 18. The plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions
  13. 20. Another word for superior