Anatomical Directions Quiz

Imagine you are a doctor in a hospital. A new intern asks you, which of these does not occur when a patient is asked to be in the Anatomical Position for a physical examination?

• The patient's face is facing forward

• The patient's feet are pointing forward

• The patient's palms are facing backward

• The patient's palms are facing forward

Imagine you are standing upright. In this position, your knee is _______ to your ankle.

• proximal

• lateral

• distal

• medial

In a photograph of a person, the chin of the person is _____ to the eye.

• superior

• deep

• inferior

• lateral

During a soccer game, a player's femur bone is _____ to the skin.

• inferior

• superior

• deep

• posterior

In a standing statue of a human, the head of the statue is _____ to its shoulders.

• proximal

• caudal

• superior

• inferior

Imagine you are standing and practicing yoga in a park. Which part of your body is inferior to your chest in this position?

• head

• neck

• heart

• hips

Consider a portrait painting of a person. In this painting, the eyes are _________ to the ears

• medial

• lateral

• anterior

• posterior

In a standing human body, the heart is ____________ to the hips

• at the back

• at the front

• above

• below

During a routine check-up, the physician observed that John's rib cage is _____ to his heart.

• proximal

• medial

• superficial

• distal

While pointing out directions, John says that the pinky finger is ______ to the thumb when the palm is facing forward.

• behind

• above

• to the right

• to the left