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Anatomical Terminology

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the section or cut.

a)

frontal section

b)

lateral section

c)

transverse section

d)

sagittal section

2.

Identify the section or cut.

a)

cross section

b)

plane

c)

midsagittal section

d)

coronal section

3.

Identify the section or cut.

a)

frontal section

b)

cross section

c)

transverse section

d)

sagittal section

4.

The thoracic cavity...

a)

includes the head, neck, and trunk

b)

contains the nose

c)

chest cavity

d)

upper limbs

5.

The appendicular portion ...

a)

upper and lower limbs

b)

heart cavity

c)

chest cavity

d)

only the lower limbs

6.

Viscera ...

a)

contains abdominal & pelvic cavities

b)

lines the heart cavity

c)

muscular portion of the body

d)

pertaining to internal organs

7.

Integumentary system

a)

consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair & nails

b)

membranes that line the pelvic cavity

c)

lining the closed cavities of the body

d)

enclose the lungs and line the chest wall

8.

Cranial cavity

a)

upper and lower limbs

b)

includes the head, neck, and trunk

c)

contains the brain

d)

pertaining to internal organs

9.

Muscular system ...

a)

consists of muscles, tendons, and ligaments

b)

blood vessels transport blood

c)

consists of skeletal muscles

d)

composed of red marrow, thymus, spleen, lymph nodes

10.

Skeletal system function

a)

connect muscles to bones

b)

attach bones togher to form joints

c)

lines the serous cavities

d)

to provide support for the body & to protect organs

11.

The study of A&P provides

a)

foundation for understanding all other life sciences

b)

understanding how you body works

c)

basis for making decisions about your life

d)

all of the above are correct

12.

The study of internal and external structures is

a)

physiology

b)

histology

c)

anatomy

d)

cytology

13.

Physiology is the study of

a)

how living organisms perform functions

b)

internal and external body sturctures

c)

maintenance and repair of body tissues

d)

all of the above are correct

14.

Which of the following lists is in the order of increasing levels of complexity?

a)

organelles - tissues - cells - organ systems - organs

b)

organelles - cells - tissues - organs - organ systems

c)

cells - macromolecules - tissues - body - organs

d)

tissue - cell - organs - organelles - organ systems

15.

The heart is an example of a(n)

a)

cell

b)

organ

c)

organelle

d)

organ segment

16.

Which of the following carries necessary compounds like nutrients and hormones?

a)

water

b)

public city transport

c)

blood

d)

lymph

17.

Which of the following is most inferior in location?

a)

pelvic cavity

b)

diaphragm

c)

plural cavity

d)

larynx

18.

Amputation of a foot at the ankle would involve a cut in the _____ plane.

a)

coronal

b)

midsagittal

c)

transverse

d)

frontal

19.

The cavity of the body immediately inferior to the diaphragm is the _____ cavity.

a)

plural

b)

thorasic

c)

inguinal

d)

abdominal

20.

Which set of directional terms are opposites?

a)

distal and proximal

b)

medial and inferior

c)

superior and ventral

d)

anterior and deep

21.

The shoulder is _____ to the elbow.

a)

proximal

b)

dorsal

c)

distal

d)

ventral

22.

The cranial cavity is _____ to the thoracic cavity.

a)

inferior

b)

anterior

c)

peripheral

d)

superior