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Quiz 1 Review: Directional, Body Cavity, and Body Plane Terms

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Anterior 
a)
Near the front 
b)
Near the back
c)
Farther from the body core
d)
Nearer the body core 
2.
Medial
a)
Situated closer to the surface 
b)
Situated farther from the surface 
c)
Situated closer to the midline of the body
d)
Situated farther from the midline of the body
3.
Located closer to the point of attachment (of a limb)
a)
Distal
b)
Proximal
c)
Medial 
d)
Lateral 
4.
Ventral
a)
Along the back side of the vertebral column
b)
Along the front side of the vertebral column
c)
Closer to the head
d)
Closer to the tail (rear) 
5.
Which type of section is this? 
a)
Cornoal
b)
Sagittal 
c)
Transverse 
d)
Cesarean 
6.
Which type of section is this? 
a)
Coronal
b)
Sagittal 
c)
Transverse 
d)
Cesarean 
7.
What term means "toward the MIDLINE of the body?
a)
Medial 
b)
Lateral
c)
Intermediate
d)
Ipsilateral
8.
What term means AWAY from the midline of the body?
a)
Medial
b)
Lateral
c)
Contralateral
d)
Ipsilateral
9.

Which type of section is this

a)

Coronal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

d)

Lateral

10.

Posterior means:

a)

Closer to the front

b)

Along the front of the vertebral column

c)

Closer to the back

d)

Along the back of the vertebral column

11.

We would say that your cranium (head) is ____________ to your sternum (breast bone):

a)

Superficial

b)

Indifferent

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

12.

Your skin is _____________ to your muscles

a)

Superior

b)

Deep

c)

Amazinger

d)

Superficial

13.

Which cavity is your heart located in?

a)

Abdominal

b)

Thoracic

c)

Cranial

d)

Pelvic

14.

Which of the following are located in your abdominal cavity?

a)

Lungs

b)

Stomach

c)

Pancreas

d)

Inestines

e)

Ovaries/ Testes

15.

In relation to your ankle joint, your knee joint is ______________.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Fantastical

16.
Brachial 
a)
Armpit area
b)
Upper arm
c)
Anterior side of the elbow
d)
Wrist area 
17.
Upper leg
a)
Ulnar 
b)
Coxal
c)
Femoral
d)
Tibial 
18.
Area 'round the buttocks
a)
Coxal
b)
Sacral 
c)
Gluteal
d)
Booteal
19.

In this image, the sweat gland is _________ compared to the epidermis, or outer layer of skin?

a)

Superficial

b)

Deep

c)

Distal

d)

Proximated

20.

This is an X Ray of the pelvic region, where your tailbone (coccyx) is located. What do we call this area?

a)

Coxal

b)

Saccral

c)

Gluteal

d)

Cranial

21.

This arrow shows the bone that makes the "bump" on the inside of your elbow. It's known as the medial epicondyle. This structure would be _______________ to the shoulder joint:

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Anterior

d)

Dorsal

22.

Which cavity is your heart located in?

a)

Abdominal

b)

Thoracic

c)

Cranial

d)

Pelvic

23.

What is #2?

a)

Cranial Cavity

b)

Vertebral Canal

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Thoracic cavity

24.
Which body cavity is located above the diaphragm and is surrounded by the rib cage?
a)
abdominal
b)
pelvic
c)
thoracic
25.

What city was the first capital of the United States

a)

New York City

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Kansas City

d)

Vancouver

26.

Which U.S. President served the shortest term?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Zachary Tyler

d)

William Henry Harrison

27.

In what year were women in the U.S. granted the right to vote?

a)

1883

b)

1920

c)

1776

d)

1955

28.

What is the LARGEST desert in the world?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Antarctica

d)

CHOCOLATE CAKE! ...wait, that's dessert, not a desert...

e)

Arabian Desert

29.

Which planet has the most moons?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

30.

What is the new NASA mission to the moon called?

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Odin's Hammer

d)

Artemis