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Med term Objective Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Divides body into top and bottom portions (superior-head; inferior-feat)
a)
Medial Plane
b)
Sagittal
c)
Proximal 
d)
Transverse Plane
2.

How many anatomical planes are there?

a)

three

b)

four

c)

six

d)

two

3.

Which anatomical plane divides the body into front and back

a)

frontal/coronal

b)

transverse/horizontal

c)

sagittal plane

d)

none of the above

4.

What plane is this?

a)

Saggital

b)

Transverse

c)

Frontal

d)

Medial

5.

What is the motion indicated by letter A

a)

Abduction

b)

Extension

c)

Flexion

d)

Hyperextension

6.

What motion is indicated by letter B

a)

Abduction

b)

Extension

c)

Flexion

d)

Hyperextension

7.

What motion is indicated by letter C

a)

Abduction

b)

Flexion

c)

Extension

d)

Hyperextension

8.

What motion is indicated by letter A

a)

PlanterFlexion

b)

Adduction

c)

Abduction

d)

Dorsiflexion

9.

What motion is indicated by letter B

a)

Plantarflextion

b)

Rotation

c)

Inversion

d)

Dorsiflexion

10.

What motion is indicated by Letter A

a)

Plantarflexion

b)

Inversion

c)

Eversion

d)

Dorsiflexion

11.

What movement is indicated by Letter A

a)

Rotation

b)

Circumduction

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

12.

What movement is indicated by letter B

a)

Rotation

b)

Extension

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

13.

What movement is indicated by Letter C

a)

Lateral Rotation

b)

Flexion

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

14.

What are the three types of muscle?

a)

Smooth, Hard, Cardiac

b)

Cardiac, Smooth, Skeletal

c)

Skeleton, Heart, Bladder

15.

Human blood vessels are

a)

artries, capillaries, and atria

b)

ventricles, atria and pulmonary veins

c)

capillaries, artries, and veins

d)

veins, artries, and aorta

16.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
17.
Carry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poor
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
18.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
300
b)
306
c)
206
d)
602
19.
Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side.
a)
Scoliosis
b)
Lordosis
c)
Kyphosis
d)
Osteitis
20.
An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine.
a)
Lumbago
b)
Kyphosis
c)
Scoliosis
d)
Lordosis
21.
A abnormal lateral(sideways) curvature of the spine.
a)
Scoliosis
b)
Lordosis
c)
Kyphosis
d)
Lumbago
22.

skull, contains the brain

a)

cranial

b)

spinal

c)

thoracic

d)

diaphragm

23.

vertebra, contains the spinal cord

a)

cranial

b)

spinal

c)

thoracic

d)

diaphragm

24.

separates thoracic from abdominal

a)

cranial

b)

spinal

c)

thoracic

d)

diaphragm

25.

contains both the abdominal and pelvic cavities

a)

mediastinum

b)

abdominopelvic

c)

abdominal

d)

pelvic

26.

contains stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, spleen, intestines and kidneys

a)

mediastinum

b)

abdominopelvic

c)

abdominal

d)

pelvic

27.

back of the pelvis and contains reproductive organs and bladder

a)

mediastinum

b)

abdominopelvic

c)

abdominal

d)

pelvic

28.

mouth, contains teeth and tongue

a)

oral

b)

orbital

c)

middle ear

d)

synovial

29.

front of the body

a)

dorsal

b)

ventral

c)

nasal

d)

viscera

30.

back of the body

a)

dorsal

b)

ventral

c)

nasal

d)

viscera

31.
Breaking food down with the use of enzymes is known as:
a)
Chemical Digestion
b)
Physical Digestion
32.
Chewing food is an example of _____________.
a)
chemical digestion
b)
mechanical digestion
33.
Where digestion begins, teeth and tongue help break food into smaller pieces.
a)
mouth
b)
pharynx
c)
esophagus
d)
salivary glands
34.

Where is the prefix always located in a medical term?

a)

beginning

b)

end

c)

middle

d)

no prefix in a medical term

35.

What does the root word or combining form usually indicate in a medical term?

a)

time

b)

location

c)

body part involved

d)

procedure

36.

Where is a suffix located in a medical term?

a)

end

b)

beginning

c)

middle

d)

between two combining forms

37.

Does every medical term have a prefix?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

38.

Does every medical term have a suffix?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

39.

When do you use a root word before the suffix? (drop the "o")

a)

when the suffix begins with a vowel

b)

when the suffix begins with a consonant

c)

always use the root word

d)

never use the root word

40.

Incomplete break in a bone that have not completely ossified.

a)

Greenstick Fracture

b)

Oblique Fracture

c)

Spiral Fracture

d)

Transverse Fracture

41.

S-shaped separation of the bone. Occurs when the foot is firmly planted and body is suddenly rotated.

a)

Greenstick Fracture

b)

Oblique Fracture

c)

Spiral Fracture

d)

Transverse Fracture

42.

Consists of three or more fragments at the fracture site. Difficult for healing because of the displacement of the fragments. Often requires surgical intervention because of involvement of soft tissue.

a)

Avulsion Fractue

b)

Comminuted Fracture

c)

Impacted Fracture

d)

Longitudinal Fracture

43.
a)
compression
b)
simple
c)
compound
d)
spiral
44.
What kind of fracture is shown in the picture?
a)
Open or compound
b)
Closed or simple
45.
An overuse injury, small crack in the bone that develops from chronic use.
a)
Spiral
b)
Oblique
c)
Stress
d)
Greenstick
46.

Irregularly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood

a)

Platelets

b)

Lymph

c)

Plasma

d)

White Blood Cells

47.

Contains hemoglobin, supplies body with oxygen

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelet

c)

White Blood Cell

d)

Red Blood Cell

48.

Fight bacteria and viruses by entering infected tissue, destroying bacteria/viruses and absorb dead blood cells

a)

White Blood Cells

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma