Body Directions, Planes, Cavities

Which body plane is divided into anterior and posterior sections?

• midsagittal

• transverse

• coronal; frontal

______________________is the study of the form or structure of all living things while ____________________is the study of how living things function or work.

• Physiology, anatomy

• Anatomy, physiology

• Gross anatomy, physiology

• Physiology, microscopic anatomy

The term used to describe a body part closer to the surface of the body than another is __________________.

• deep

• distal

• anterior

• superficial

When we refer to the dorsal surface of a person or object, we are talking about the ___________________.

• superior surface

• inferior surface

• posterior surface

• anterior surface

The cranial cavity and the spinal cavity are both contained within the ___________________cavity.

• dorsal

• abdominal

• ventral

• thoracic

Which body cavity is located above the diaphragm and is surrounded by the rib cage?

• abdominal

• thoracic

• pelvic

• cranial

The knees are _________________to the waist.

• posterior

• anterior

• lateral

• inferior

The elbow is ____________________to the fingers.

• inferior

• proximal

• distal

• anterior

The head is _______ to the heart.

• superior

• inferior

• posterior

• lateral

The nose is __________ to the left eye.

• Distal
• Medial
• Lateral 
• Inferior