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The body planes and directional terms for PHS test

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What body plane divides the body into front and back halves.
a)
Front
b)
Frontal
c)
Medial
d)
Transverse
2.
What is the function of the diaphragm?
a)
Help pump blood
b)
Helps in digestion process
c)
Helps excrete wastes
d)
Respiration process
3.
Body parts that are away from the midsagittal or median plane are called?
a)
Lateral
b)
Medial
c)
Proximal
d)
Distal
4.
Body spaces within the body that contain vital organs are called?
a)
Organs
b)
Body cavities
c)
Planes
d)
Vital cavities
5.
Body parts that are located below the transverse plane are called?
a)
Superior
b)
Medial
c)
Distal
d)
Inferior
6.
Body parts that are located above the transverse plane are called?
a)
Superior
b)
Medial
c)
Distal
d)
Inferior
7.
How many abdominal regions are there?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
9
8.
The thoracic cavity includes which organs?
a)
Heart, stomach, and lung
b)
Stomach, heart, and lung
c)
Stomach, intestines, liver
d)
Heart, lung, large blood vessels
9.
What abdominal region has the liver?
a)
Right Hypochondriac
b)
Hypogastric
c)
Left Lumbar
d)
Left Iliac
10.
What abdominal region contains the appendix?
a)
Right Lumbar
b)
Hypogastric
c)
Right Iliac
d)
Umbelical region
11.
The spleen proximal in comparison to the small intestine when the point of reference is the stomach?
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The toe is distal in comparison to the shoulder if the point of reference is the elbow?
a)
False 
b)
True
13.
Which is more medial, stomach or elbow?
a)
Spleen
b)
Stomach
c)
Elbow
d)
Shoulder
14.
LLQ stands for what in abdominal quadrants?
a)
Left Lumbar Quadrant
b)
Left Lower Quadrant
c)
Left Left Quadrant
d)
Right Lower Quadrant
15.
What organ does the cranial cavity contain?
a)
Skull
b)
Brain
c)
Cranium
d)
Spinal Cord
16.
What divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
a)
Diafragm
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Skin
d)
Liver
17.
What is the imaginary line that is made by the midsagittal plane?
a)
median 
b)
medial
c)
mid line
d)
lateral
18.
What is the imaginary line that is made by the midsagittal plane?
a)
median 
b)
medial
c)
mid line
d)
lateral
19.
The abdominal cavity contains?
a)
Heart
b)
Liver
c)
Lung
d)
Ovaries
20.
What is the plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves?
a)
Transcolon Plane
b)
Transverse Plane
c)
Midsagittal Plane
d)
Frontal Plane
21.

If something is superior then it is __________________ other parts?

a)

above

b)

below

c)

beneath

d)

equal to

22.

An imaginary line drawn thru the body to separate it into sections?

a)

body plane

b)

body sections

c)

body cavities

d)

all of the aboveThis is a wrong answer all of the aboveThis is a wrong answer

23.

This cavity contains the mouth, teeth and tongue

a)

Orbital

b)

Buccal

c)

Spinal

d)

Cranial

24.

which body plane divides the body into equal right and left halves?

a)

midsagittal

b)

frontal

c)

transverse

d)

none of the above

25.

If something is inferior then it is _______________ other parts?

a)

Above

b)

Equal to

c)

Below

d)

None of the above

26.

This cavity contains the brain

a)

spinal

b)

buccal

c)

cranial

d)

orbital

27.
Another word for the term ventral is posterior.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Body parts away from the midsagittal plane are considered to be lateral.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The transverse plane divides the body into front and back.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Which plane is pictured here?
a)
frontal
b)
sagittal
c)
transverse
d)
midsagittal
31.
Which plane is pictured here?
a)
frontal
b)
sagittal
c)
transverse
d)
midsagittal
32.
The body is in the anatomic position when _____.
a)
it is facing forward
b)
the arms are held out parallel to the floor
c)
the palms are facing the sides of the body
d)
all of the above
33.
When a body part is close to the midsagittal plane, it is considered _____.
a)
lateral
b)
medial
c)
inferior
d)
proximal
34.
If a body part is toward the front of the body it is _____.
a)
dorsal
b)
anterior
c)
caudal
d)
frontal
35.
Anatomical Position
a)
Supine
b)
Prone
36.

bilateral

a)

pertaining to the side

b)

pertaining to one side

c)

both sides

37.

supine position

a)

lying face down

b)

lying on side

c)

lying face up

38.

Which term refers to the "back" side of the body.

a)

Lateral

b)

Dorsal

c)

Distal

d)

Proximal

39.

Which term means further away?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

40.

Away from point of attachment

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

41.

Close to point of attachment

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

42.

Related to the cranium or pertaining to the head.

a)

Dorsal

b)

Ventral

c)

Inferior

d)

Cephalic

43.

Near the tail or inferior end

a)

Cephalic

b)

Ventral

c)

Medial

d)

Caudal

44.

above another part of the body

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

45.

below another part of the body

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

46.

away from point of attachment

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

47.

close to point of attachment

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

48.

front of the body

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

49.

back of the body

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

50.

toward midline

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

51.

toward side of the body

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

52.

toward the surface

a)

superficial

b)

deep

c)

medial

d)

lateral

53.

away from the surface of the body

a)

superficial

b)

deep

c)

medial

d)

lateral

54.
What region is this?
a)
Umbilical
b)
Vertebral
c)
Abdominal
d)
Pubic
55.
Which type of section is this? 
a)
Coronal
b)
Sagittal 
c)
Transverse 
d)
Cesarean 
56.

Which type of section is this

a)

Coronal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

d)

Lateral

57.

Which cavity is your heart located in?

a)

Abdominal

b)

Thoracic

c)

Cranial

d)

Pelvic

58.

What are the 3 body planes

a)

Sagittal

b)

Transverse

c)

Frontal/Coronal

d)

Horizontal

59.

____________ Position: Body upright facing forward, arms at side w/ palms facing forward, feet slightly apart

a)

Anatomy

b)

Anatomical

c)

Standard

60.

What plane separates the body into a front and back section?

a)

Frontal/Coronal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

61.

Name the plane that divides the body into a top and bottom section:

(a)  

62.

Physiology is

a)

the study of the structures of the body

b)

holding arms at sides with hands turned so that palms face front

c)

the study of the functions of the structures of the body

63.

Anatomy is

a)

the study of the functions of the structures of the body

b)

imaginary vertical and horizontal lines

c)

the study of the structures of the body

64.

The midsagittal plane is

a)

a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

b)

also known as the "midline" and it divides the body into equal left and right halves

c)

referring to the front of the body

65.

The sagittal plane

a)

is a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

b)

is a vertical plane that divides the body

c)

is a vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

66.

The ________ plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back), also known as the coronal plane

a)

superior

b)

proximal

c)

frontal

67.

the transverse plane

a)

is a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

b)

refers to the back of the organ or body

c)

means toward the lower part of the body

68.

________ is the opposite of cephalic (head)

a)

distal

b)

medial

c)

caudal

69.

__________ means toward the head

a)

cephalic

b)

caudal

c)

ventral

70.
Contains the urinary bladder, urethra, uterus and vagina, part of the large intestine and the rectum
a)
pelvic cavity
b)
abdominal cavity
c)
pleural cavity
d)
cranial cavity
71.
The epigastric region is located above the umbilical region.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
Superior
a)
Above
b)
Below
c)
Toward Surface
d)
Toward Core
73.
Inferior
a)
Above
b)
Below
c)
Toward Surface
d)
Toward Core
74.
Dorsal
a)
Toward the Back
b)
Toward the Front
c)
Toward the Trunk
d)
Away from the Trunk
75.
Ventral
a)
Toward the Back
b)
Toward the Front
c)
Toward the Trunk
d)
Away from the Trunk
76.
The diaphragm separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
Which region is #5 in this photo?
a)
epigastric
b)
umbilical
c)
hypogastric
d)
hypochondriac
78.
Which region is #7 in this photo?
a)
right iliac
b)
left iliac
c)
right lumbar
d)
left hypochondriac
79.
Which region is #2 in this photo?
a)
epigastric
b)
hypogastric
c)
left lumbar
d)
iliac
80.
Which region is #6 in this photo?
a)
epigastric
b)
hypogastric
c)
left lumbar
d)
left iliac
81.
Which region is #8 in this photo?
a)
epigastric
b)
hypogastric
c)
left lumbar
d)
left hypochondriac

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