WorksheetsDirectional Anatomy Practice
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
This position is known as?
Resting Position
Directional Terminiology
Anatomical Postion
Standing Position
Distal
Below
Above
Toward the Trunk/Joint
Away from the Trunk/Joint
Ventral
Back Side
Front Side
Toward the Trunk
Away from the Trunk
Dorsal
Back Side
Front Side
Toward the Trunk
Away from the Trunk
Deep
Above
Below
Toward Surface
Toward Core (internal)
Inferior
Above
Below
Toward Surface
Toward Core
body parts away from the middle
dorsal
ventral
medial
lateral
Used on trunk (core) only unless (1) comparing structure on two different limbs (knee & wrist), (2) comparing structure on limb to one on core (chest to thigh).
anterior/posterior
inferior/superior
proximal/distal
ventral/dorsal
My heart is ______________ to my spinal cord.
ventral
Anterior
inferior
superior
My ear is _____________ to my nose
Medial
lateral
anterior
posterior
Another word for back side is
ventral
anterior
dorsal
sagital
The forehead is my ____________ side
inferior
superior
dorsal
ventral
The appendicular portion ...
upper and lower limbs
heart cavity
chest cavity
only the lower limbs
The diaphragm is ______ to the abdominal cavity.
inferior
superior
superficial
deep
Which structure is most medial?
nose
ears
heart
femur
_______ means towards the side of the body.
distal
proximal
medial
lateral
The ankle joint is ______ to the knee joint.
distal
proximal
caudal
cranial
The head is _____ to the shoulders.
proximal
caudal
superior
inferior
Your elbows are proximal to your
shoulder
wrist
humerus
ears
The belly side of a standing dog would be the _____ surface.
ventral
dorsal
cranial
caudal
Your feet are ________ to your knees.
medial
posterior
distal
superior
The pinky finger is ______ to the thumb in anatomical position.
posterior
superior
lateral
medial
