Directional Terms, Body Planes, and Cavities

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A body part said to be furthest from point of attachment to trunk is said to be

• proximal

• distal

• lateral

• medial

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Closest point to the attachment of the trunk is called

• proximal

• distal

• cranial

• caudal

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Your skin is ___________ to your bones

• deep

• lateral

• superficial

• dorsal

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Toward the midline of the body is called

• medial

• lateral

• inferior

• deep

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Away from the midline of the body is called

• medial

• lateral

• proximal

• distal

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When we describe something as toward the feet not head it is called

• superior

• inferior

• medial

• lateral

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The head is ______ to the chest.

• superior

• dorsal

• inferior

• ventral

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Your elbows are proximal to your

• shoulder

• wrist

• bicep

• ears

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The knee is _________ to the ankle

• lateral

• medial

• proximal

• distal

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Towards the Front.  [The eyes are _______ to the brain].

• Inferior

• Deep

• Lateral

• Anterior

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The bone is _____ to the skin.

• inferior

• superficial

• deep

• posterior

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Which side is facing you?

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Lateral

• Medial

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The navel is ___________ to the spine.

• posterior

• lateral

• anterior

• medial

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Which anatomical plane is the ONLY horizontal plane?

• sagittal

• transverse

• frontal

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Which anatomical plane divides the body into anterior and posterior

• frontal

• transverse

• sagittal

• midsagittal

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Another word for anterior (front) side is

• ventral

• posterior

• dorsal

• sagital

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Another word for posterior (back side) is

• ventral

• anterior

• dorsal

• sagital

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The midsagittal plane separates the body into...

• top and bottom

• left and right

• front and back

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Which side is facing you?

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Lateral

• Medial

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Identify 1

• Ventral cavity

• Dorsal cavity

• Cranial cavity

• Abdominopelvic cavity

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Identify 2

• Spinal cavity

• Dorsal cavity

• Orbital cavity

• Cranial cavity

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Identify 3

• Spinal cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Cranial cavity

• Thoracic cavity

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Identify 5

• Nasal cavity

• Buccal cavity

• Orbital cavity

• Cranial cavity

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Identify 6

• Cranial cavity

• Nasal cavity

• Orbital cavity

• Buccal cavity

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Identify 7

• Ventral cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Thoracic cavity

• Pelvic cavity

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Identify 8

• Abdominopelvic cavity

• Pelvic cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Ventral cavity

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Identify 9

• Abdominal cavity

• Pelvic cavity

• Abdominopelvic cavity

• Thoracic cavity

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Identify 10

• Pelvic cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Ventral cavity

• Abdominopelvic cavity

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