Worksheetsanatomical planes of the body and directions
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Away from midline
a)
Lateral
b)
Distal
c)
Superior
d)
Transverse
2.
Toward the back; opposite of Anterior
a)
Superior
b)
Posterior
c)
Inferior
d)
Lateral
3.
Away from the origin or trunk
a)
Deep
b)
Distal
c)
Proximal
d)
Posterior
4.
Towards the Front.
[The eyes are _______ to the brain].
[The eyes are _______ to the brain].
a)
Inferior
b)
Deep
c)
Lateral
d)
Anterior
5.
Your feet are ________ to your knees.
a)
caudal
b)
cephalic
c)
inferior
d)
superior
6.
The head is _____ to the shoulders.
a)
proximal
b)
caudal
c)
superior
d)
inferior
7.
This plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts.
a)
coronal plane
b)
frontal plane
c)
transverse plane
d)
sagittal plane
8.
_______ means towards the side of the body.
a)
distal
b)
proximal
c)
medial
d)
lateral
9.
Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right halves?
a)
frontal
b)
transverse
c)
horizontal
d)
sagittal
10.
What body part is inferior to the chest?
a)
head
b)
neck
c)
heart
d)
hips
11.
Vertical plane that divides the body into ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR parts
a)
Sagittal
b)
Frontal
c)
Transverse
d)
Oblique
12.
Standing erect with palms and feet facing forward.
a)
Anatomical Position
b)
Anatomical Planes
c)
Anatomical Directions
d)
Anatomical Movements
13.
The knee is _______ to the ankle.
a)
proximal
b)
lateral
c)
distal
d)
medial
14.
The eyes are _________ to the ears
a)
medial
b)
lateral
c)
anterior
d)
posterior
15.
The heart is ____________ to the hips
a)
posterior
b)
anterior
c)
superior
d)
inferior
16.
The nose is on the _________side of the body
a)
superior
b)
anterior (ventral)
c)
posterior (dorsal)
d)
proximal
17.
The study of the structures of the body
a)
biology
b)
physiology
c)
anatomy
d)
geology
18.
The study of the functions of the body
a)
physiology
b)
psychology
c)
physics
d)
anatomy
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