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Anatomy: Anatomical Directions, and Cavities

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

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].
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

19.
a)

Cranial Cavity

b)

Pleural Cavity

c)

Pericardial Cavity

d)

Vertebral Canal

20.

The cavity surrounded by a box is?

a)

Abdominal Cavity

b)

Pelvic Cavity

c)

Pleural Cavity

d)

Cranial Cavity

21.

The cavity surrounded by a box is?

a)

Cranial Cavity

b)

Abdominal Cavity

c)

Pelvic Cavity

d)

Abdominopelvic Cavity

22.

The cavity surrounded by a box is?

a)

Abdominal Cavity

b)

Pelvic Cavity

c)

Thoracic Cavity

d)

Pericardial Cavity

23.

The cavity surrounded by a box is?

a)

Pericardial Cavity

b)

Pleural Cavity

c)

Abdominal Cavity

d)

Pelvic Cavity

24.

The cavity surrounded by a box is?

a)

Thoracic Cavity

b)

Abdominal Cavity

c)

Pelvic Cavity

d)

Vertebral Canal