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Directional Terms and Anatomical Planes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your face is on which surface of your body?

a)

Posterior

b)

Dorsal

c)

Anterior

d)

Medial

2.

Your nose is ________ to your ears.

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Inferior

d)

Proximal

3.

Your umbilicus (belly button) is ___________ to your neck.

a)

Superior

b)

External

c)

Distal

d)

Inferior

4.

Your foot is __________ to your knee.

a)

Distal

b)

External

c)

Proximal

d)

Superior

5.

What is the name of the standing position in which your feet are flat on the ground with your palms facing forward?

a)

Anterior

b)

Frontal Plane

c)

Ventral

d)

Anatomical Position

6.

Which of these terms refers to your back side and has the same name as the fin on the back side of a dolphin?

a)

Ventral

b)

Dorsal

c)

Lateral

d)

Inferior

7.

The opposite of Inferior is ...

a)

Superior

b)

Anterior

c)

Lateral

d)

Internal

8.

The name of the plane that separates the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back ) portions is ....

a)

Saggital Plane

b)

Oblique Plane

c)

Transverse Plane

d)

Frontal Plane

9.

Your thumb is ____________ to your ring finger (don't forget Anatomical Position).

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Ventral

d)

Posterior

10.

Your elbow is ....

a)

Distal to your hand

b)

Proximal to your hand

c)

Distal to your wrist

d)

Proximal to your body