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Body Planes, Quadrants, Regions, & Directional Terms

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Divides the body into left and right halves

a)

sagittal

b)

frontal

c)

transverse

d)

horizontal

2.

divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

a)

horizontal

b)

median

c)

frontal

d)

sagittal

3.

the elbow is ___________ to the wrist

a)

distal

b)

sagittal

c)

proximal

d)

superficial

4.

the ankle is ______________ to the knee

a)

proximal

b)

medial

c)

lateral

d)

distal

5.

The body cavity that contains the cranial and vertebral cavity

a)

coronal

b)

ventral

c)

dorsal

d)

frontal

6.

the ears are _____________ to the head

a)

medial

b)

anterior

c)

inferior

d)

lateral

7.

what structures are located anterior to the cranial cavity

a)

neck muscles

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

lungs

8.

what abdominal quadrant is the liver located in

a)

LLQ

b)

LUQ

c)

RLQ

d)

RUQ

9.

what abominal quadrant is the spleen located in

a)

LLQ

b)

LUQ

c)

RUQ

d)

RLQ

10.

what plan would you cut in if you were going to amputate a leg

a)

sagittal

b)

parasagittal

c)

median

d)

transverse

11.

What cavity would a surgeon enter to perform heart surgery?

a)

dorsal

b)

thoracic

c)

pelvic

d)

abdominal

12.

If Mrs. Stephanie has a pain in the anterior part of her lower leg, where would it be?

a)

thigh

b)

calf

c)

ankle

d)

shin

13.

What structure is proximal to thigh?

a)

knee

b)

foot

c)

hip

d)

ankle

14.

If a physician writes that a patient has RUQ pain, what might causing it?

a)

arthritis in the hip

b)

dislocated shoulder

c)

head injury

d)

cracked rib

15.

Mrs. Johns has a cramp in the posterior part of her lower leg. Where is it?

a)

ankle

b)

shin

c)

calf

d)

knee

16.

What is the term used to describe moving outward away from a midline?

a)

medial

b)

frontal

c)

dorsal

d)

lateral

17.

If a patient needs a pelvic exam, what position would they place them in?

a)

trendelenburg

b)

lithotomy

c)

fowlers

d)

orthopneic

18.

What does the abbreviation LLQ mean?

a)

left lumbar quadrant

b)

left lower quadrant

c)

left lateral quadrant

d)

left loser quadrant

19.

In order to see both nostrils on a patient, you would need to be looking at the

a)

caudal side of the frontal plane

b)

inferior side of the transverse plane

c)

inferior side of the medial plane

d)

anterior side of the frontal plane

20.

If you are standing in anatomical position, where are your arms located in relation to your body

a)

lateral

b)

caudal

c)

superior

d)

ventral

21.

What does the abbreviation RUQ mean?

a)

right under quadrant

b)

right unilateral quadrant

c)

right lower quadrant

d)

right upper quadrant

22.

If a patient is having difficulty breathing due to pulmonary edema or heart failure, what position might he be placed in to help him breathe?

a)

sims

b)

orthopneic

c)

trendelenburg

d)

recumbent

23.

What position would you most likely use for a rectal exam?

a)

trendelenburg

b)

fowlers

c)

orthopneic

d)

sims

24.

the heart is _____________ to the stomach

a)

proximal

b)

distal

c)

superior

d)

inferior

25.

the upper arm is ____________ to the forearm

a)

distal

b)

proximal

c)

medial

d)

inferior

26.

dividing the body into unequal left and right parts

a)

midsagittal

b)

parasagittal

c)

horizontal

d)

transverse

27.

the heart lies in the ________________.

a)

dorsal mediastinum

b)

ventral pleural

c)

dorsal pericardial

d)

ventral pericardial

28.

another name for ventral is

a)

posterior

b)

medial

c)

coronal

d)

anterior

29.

another name for frontal is _________

a)

medial

b)

sagittal

c)

coronal

d)

lateral

30.

another name for dorsal is

a)

frontal

b)

anterior

c)

posterior

d)

medial

31.

which body cavity protects the nervous system?

a)

dorsal

b)

cranial

c)

vertebral

d)

thoracic

32.

If the veins are closer to the skin that the arteries are, then the veins are _________ to the arteries

a)

deep

b)

superficial

c)

lateral

d)

medial

33.

What does the combining form hist/o mean?

a)

cells

b)

gland

c)

tissue

d)

heart