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WorksheetsAnatomical Position, Body planes, and cavities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Gross or macroscopic
a)
large visible body structures (heart, Lungs, kidneys, etc)
b)
deals with structures that are too small to be seen
c)
relates to the cells
d)
study of the tissues
2.
Physiology is the study of
a)
study of the tissues
b)
functions of the body
3.
Superior (cranial) is:
a)
away from the head end of toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
b)
toward or at the fron of the body; in front of
c)
toward the head end or upper part of a structure or body; above
d)
none of the above
4.
Ventral is anterior
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Dorsal is posterior
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Superficial (external)
a)
away from the body surface; more internal
b)
toward or at the body surface
c)
divides the body into right and left parts
d)
cuts made diagonally
7.
Sagittal
a)
divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
b)
divides the body into right and left parts
c)
divides the body into superior and inferior parts
d)
cuts made diagonally
8.
What is encases the brain?
a)
vertebral cavity
b)
cranial cavity
c)
thoracic cavity
d)
abdominopelvic cavity
9.
The dorsal cavity is divided into two subdivisions the cranial cavity and vertebral cavity.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
The ventral cavity houses internal organs (viscera) and is divided into two subdivisions they are:
a)
cranial cavity and vertebral cavity
b)
Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
c)
dorsal cavity and ventral cavity
d)
orbital cavity
11.
What is housed in the pleural cavities?
a)
heart
b)
liver
c)
lungs
d)
spleen
12.
What encloses the heart?
a)
pleural cavities
b)
pericardial cavity
c)
orbital cavity
d)
nasal cavity
13.
What separates the superior thoracic cavity and the abdominal pelvic cavity?
a)
stomach
b)
bladder
c)
liver
d)
diaphragm
14.
What cavity houses the bladder?
a)
abdominal cavity
b)
thoracic cavity
c)
pelvic cavity
d)
mediastinum
15.
The nasal cavity is located within and anterior to the nose.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
What are the bones in the middle ear that transmit sound vibrations?
a)
anvil
b)
ossicles
c)
hammer
d)
mandible
17.
What is located in the left lumbar region?
a)
diaphragm
b)
cecum
c)
small intestine
d)
descending colon of large intestine
18.
Where is the gallbladder and liver located?
a)
epigastric region
b)
left hypochondriac region
c)
right hypochondriac region
d)
right iliac region
19.
Where is the stomach located?
a)
umbilical region
b)
right lumbar region
c)
left lumbar region
d)
left iliac region
20.
How many abdominopelvic quadrants are there?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
9
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