Quiz about directional terms, body planes, & a few cavities

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Anterior

Answer

Posterior

Answer

Inferior

Answer

Superior

Question 2

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Posterior

Answer

Medial

Answer

Proximal

Answer

Question 3

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Superior

Answer

Inferior

Answer

Proximal

Answer

Superficial

Question 4

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Inferior

Answer

Proximal

Answer

Superior

Answer

Superficial

Question 5

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Medial

Answer

Deep

Answer

Lateral

Answer

Distal

Question 6

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Lateral

Answer

Deep

Answer

Medial

Answer

Distal

Question 7

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Proximal

Answer

Prone

Answer

Lateral

Answer

Supine

Question 8

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Distal

Answer

Prone

Answer

Lateral

Answer

Proximal

Question 9

How many anatomical planes are there?

Accepted Answer

three

Answer

four

Answer

six

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two

Question 10

Which anatomical plane is the ONLY horizontal plane?

Accepted Answer

transverse

Answer

sagittal

Answer

frontal

Question 11

Which anatomical plane divides the body into equal right and left sides?

Accepted Answer

midline plane

Answer

Transverse plane

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Horizontal plane

Question 12

Which anatomical plane divides the body into front and back

Accepted Answer

frontal/coronal

Answer

transverse/horizontal

Answer

sagittal plane

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none of the above

Question 13

What is the term used to refer to the front of the body?

Accepted Answer

anterior/ventral

Answer

cranial

Answer

posterior/dorsal

Answer

proximal

Question 14

Superficial (external)

Accepted Answer

toward or at the body surface

Answer

away from the body surface; more internal

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divides the body into right and left parts

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cuts made diagonally

Question 15

Cranial cavity

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

11

Answer

4

Question 16

Dorsal Cavity

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

7

Answer

6

Question 17

Spinal Cavity

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

1

Question 18

pelvic cavity

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

9

Answer

4

Answer

1

Question 19

abdominal cavity

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

4

Answer

1

Question 20

pleural

Accepted Answer

thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs

Answer

Having to do with the upper middle area of the abdomen

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distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate

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relating to the bones forming the human wrist

Question 21

Identification and naming of body parts

Accepted Answer

anatomy

Answer

physiology

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biology

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metabolism

Question 22

Lateral

Accepted Answer

Toward the sides

Answer

Toward the midline

Answer

Toward the front / belly

Answer

Toward the back

Question 23

Posterior (Dorsal)

Accepted Answer

Toward the back

Answer

Toward the tail

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Toward the head

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Toward the front / belly

Question 24

Deep

Accepted Answer

Toward the center of the body or organ

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Toward the midline

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Toward the back

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Toward the front / belly

Question 25

Inferior

Accepted Answer

Below some other body part

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Toward the center of the body or organ

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Above some other body part

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Near the surface of the body or organ

Question 26

Caudal

Accepted Answer

Toward the tail

Answer

Toward the back

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Toward the center of the body or organ

Answer

Toward the head

Question 27

the way in which a living organism or bodily part FUNCTION

Accepted Answer

physiology

Answer

biology

Answer

forensics

Answer

anatomy

directional terms, body planes, & a few cavities

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