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Which term refers to the direction towards the front of the body?
Which term refers to the direction towards the front of the body?
- Anterior (correct)
- Dorsal
- Superior
- Posterior
What is the anatomical term for 'nearer to the lower end of the body'?
What is the anatomical term for 'nearer to the lower end of the body'?
- Superior
- Median
- Inferior (correct)
- Cranial
What does the term 'distal' refer to in anatomical language?
What does the term 'distal' refer to in anatomical language?
- Nearer to the root of the limb
- Nearer to the upper end of the body
- Exactly in the middle line or median plane
- Away from the skin or body surface (correct)
Which term describes a position nearer to the median plane of the body?
Which term describes a position nearer to the median plane of the body?
In anatomical language, what does 'superficial' indicate?
In anatomical language, what does 'superficial' indicate?
Is 'abduction' the movement of a body part away from the median plane of the body?
Is 'abduction' the movement of a body part away from the median plane of the body?
Is 'medial rotation' the movement that brings a body part closer to the median plane of the body?
Is 'medial rotation' the movement that brings a body part closer to the median plane of the body?
Is 'process' a prominent projection on a bone?
Is 'process' a prominent projection on a bone?
Is 'longus' a term used to describe a short muscle?
Is 'longus' a term used to describe a short muscle?
Is 'proximal' used to indicate a position away from the root of a limb?
Is 'proximal' used to indicate a position away from the root of a limb?
Is 'inferior' used to describe a position nearer to the upper end of the body?
Is 'inferior' used to describe a position nearer to the upper end of the body?
Is 'medial' used to indicate a position away from the median plane?
Is 'medial' used to indicate a position away from the median plane?
Is 'proximal' used to describe a position away from the root of the limb?
Is 'proximal' used to describe a position away from the root of the limb?
Does 'abduction' refer to the movement that brings a body part closer to the median plane of the body?
Does 'abduction' refer to the movement that brings a body part closer to the median plane of the body?
Is 'superficial' used to describe a position away from the skin or body surface?
Is 'superficial' used to describe a position away from the skin or body surface?
Is 'brevis' a term used to describe a long muscle?
Is 'brevis' a term used to describe a long muscle?
Does 'extension' refer to the movement that brings a body part closer to the median plane of the body?
Does 'extension' refer to the movement that brings a body part closer to the median plane of the body?
Is 'process' a smooth, flat area on a bone?
Is 'process' a smooth, flat area on a bone?
Is 'fossa' a term used to describe a raised area on a bone?
Is 'fossa' a term used to describe a raised area on a bone?
Is 'abduction' the movement of a body part towards the median plane of the body?
Is 'abduction' the movement of a body part towards the median plane of the body?
