Medical Terminology Practice Final

Dorsal refers to the front of the body

• True
• False

Caudal refers to:

• The tail end
• The brain
• The burning of flesh to stop bleeding

Proximal:

• Point of furthest attachment
• Point of nearest attachment
• the knee joint

The abdominal cavity contains:

• The brain
• The intestines and heart
• The intestines and stomach

Superficial refers to:

• close to the surface
• deep in the body
• above a body part

Another word to describe anterior is:

• ventral
• caudal
• pneumonoultramicroscopisilicovolcanoconiosis

Sagittal is a plane that:

• is a Zodiac sign
• divides the body into R and L halves
• divides the body into top and bottom halves

The pelvic cavity contains:

• the urinary and reproductive organs
• the brain
• the heart and liver

The anatomical position is:

• Standing with feet forward, arms at side, hands forward
• standing feet pointed outward, hands pointed inward
• impossible to perform unless

What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?

• Removal

• Operation

• Incision

• addition