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Body Structure

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Closer to the feet:
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
c)
inferior
d)
superior
2.
Closer to the point of attachment:
a)
superior
b)
proximal
c)
distal
d)
caudal
3.
Closer to the surface:
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
c)
superficial
d)
deep
4.
More internal
a)
deep
b)
superficial
c)
medial
d)
lateral
5.
Similar cells working together to perform a function
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
body system
6.
Tissue type that covers the body, forms glands, lines the surfaces of cavities and organs
a)
connective
b)
epithelial
c)
nervous
d)
muscle
7.
closer to the head
a)
caudal
b)
medial
c)
cranial
d)
lateral
8.
Plane that divides the body into right and left halves
a)
sagittal
b)
median
c)
transverse
d)
coronal
9.
The study of body structure
a)
physiology
b)
anatomy
10.
Beings that result when  the body systems work together to maintain life.
a)
tissue
b)
organ
c)
body system
d)
organism
11.
Plane that divides the body into front and back.
a)
median
b)
transverse
c)
coronal
d)
mid-sagittal
12.
Body tissue that transmits communication, coordinates and controls body activity.
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
nervous
d)
muscle
13.
Collections of different tissues that work together to perform a function
a)
cells
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
14.
The study of function is called:
a)
anatomy
b)
physiology
15.
The plane that divides the body into into superior and inferior parts is the:
a)
median
b)
sagittal
c)
coronal
d)
transverse
16.
Closer to the sides:
a)
proximal
b)
medial
c)
distal
d)
lateral
17.
The smallest unit of life is:
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
body system
18.
This type of tissue is formed from protein and can have both hard and soft types:
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscle
d)
nervous
19.
The plane that divides the body into right and left parts is called:
a)
median
b)
frontal
c)
sagittal
d)
transverse
20.
The large cavity covering the whole torso is called:
a)
dorsal
b)
ventral
c)
abdominopelvic
21.
Body cavity found above the diaphragm is called:
a)
thoracic
b)
cranial
c)
abdominopelvic
22.
Away from the point of attachment:
a)
medial
b)
proximal
c)
lateral
d)
distal
23.
An organ NOT found in the RUQ is:
a)
liver
b)
gallbladder
c)
spleen
d)
intestines
24.
More in the back:
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
c)
inferior
d)
superior
25.
Closer to the middle:
a)
median
b)
medial
c)
lateral
d)
distal
26.
Closer to the feet or lower part of the body:
a)
cranial
b)
anterior
c)
caudal
d)
superior
27.
Inferior to the epigastric region:
a)
lumbar
b)
umbilical
c)
iliac
d)
hypochondriac
28.
Lateral to the hypogastric region:
a)
hypochondriac
b)
iliac
c)
lumbar
d)
umbilical
29.
Superior to the iliac region:
a)
hypochondriac
b)
hypogastric
c)
lumbar
d)
epigastric
30.
Lateral to the epigastric region:
a)
hypogastric
b)
hypochondriac
c)
lumbar
d)
umbilical
31.
Term that means closer to the belly is:
a)
dorsal
b)
ventral
c)
inferior
d)
caudal
32.
The branch of anatomy where structures are viewed with the naked eye.
a)
developmental
b)
systematic
c)
gross
33.
The branch of anatomy that studies the similarities and differences of various organisms
a)
comparative
b)
gross
c)
developmental
34.
excessive fluid collection in the tissues and cells
a)
dehydration
b)
edema
35.
The study of the effects of disease on body function
a)
anatomy
b)
physiology
c)
pathophysiology
d)
gross anatomy
36.
the cavity created by the spinal and cranial cavity together
a)
ventral
b)
dorsal
c)
thoracic
d)
abdominopelvic
37.
a)
physiologic position
b)
anatomic position