Ch 2 - The Human Body

The reference position for all body directional terms is the

• anatomical position

• prone position

• supine position

• sitting position

What position has the patient laying face upward?

• prone

• Fowler's

• supine

• Trendelenburg

What position has the head of the bed lower than the patient's feet?

• prone

• Fowler's

• Supine

• Trendelenburg

The term most opposite of distal is

• lateral

• superior

• proximal

• anterior

The term most opposite of medial is

• dorsal

• lateral

• superficial

• inferior

The stomach is ______ to the diaphragm.

• superior

• distal

• lateral

• inferior

The nose is on the _____ surface of the body.

• anterior

• deep

• posterior

• dorsal

The lungs lie _____ to the heart.

• superficial

• distal

• lateral

• medial

A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections

• sagittal

• transverse

• frontal

• coronal

A lengthwise plane running from front to back that divides the body into right and left sides

• frontal

• transverse

• horizontal

• sagittal