THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

PELVIS CAVITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Body parts in front of the frontal plane are called
A
superior
B
inferior
C
ventral or anterior
D
dorsal or posterior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A coronal or frontal plane is perpendicular to the ground and divides the body into dorsal (posterior or back) and ventral (anterior or front) portions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Frontal (Coronal) plane. Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions. Transverse plane. Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions.

Detailed explanation-3: -On a human body, dorsal (i.e., posterior) refers to the back portion of the body, whereas ventral (i.e., anterior) refers to the front part of the body. The terms dorsal and ventral are also often used to describe the relative location of a body part.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anterior or ventral-front (example, the kneecap is located on the anterior side of the leg). Posterior or dorsal-back (example, the shoulder blades are located on the posterior side of the body). Medial-toward the midline of the body (example, the middle toe is located at the medial side of the foot).

Detailed explanation-5: -Anterior refers to the front of the human body when used to describe anatomy. The opposite of anterior is posterior, meaning the back of the human body.

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