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Ch. 1 Med Term

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these cavities contains the stomach?

a)

Thoracic

b)

Abdominal

c)

Spinal

d)

Pelvic

2.

Which of these cavities contains the parts that form the nose?

a)

Septum

b)

Oral

c)

Nasal

d)

Orbital

3.

What does the abbreviation Dx refer to?

a)

Diagnosis

b)

Do not take by mouth

c)

Department

d)

Discontinue

4.

Which of these planes is known as the midline and divides the body into equal right and left halves?

a)

Midsagittal

b)

Transverse

c)

Frontal

d)

Medial

5.

Which of these planes is horizontal and divides the body into a top half and bottom half?

a)

Transverse

b)

Midsagittal

c)

Frontal

d)

Medial

6.

Which of these cavities contains the brain?

a)

Cranial

b)

Thoracic

c)

Abdominal

d)

Spinal

7.

Which of these cavities contains the lungs and heart?

a)

Thoracic

b)

Abdominal

c)

Pelvic

d)

Spinal

8.

Which of these directional terms refers to body parts toward the point of attachment?

a)

Distal

b)

Proximal

c)

Dorsal

d)

Ventral

9.

Which of these planes divides the body into frontal and back sections?

a)

Frontal

b)

Midsagittal

c)

Transverse

d)

Medial

10.
Which term means below?
a)
Inferior
b)
Superior
c)
Posterior
d)
Lateral
11.
The head is considered to be ________ compared to the chest?
a)
Anterior
b)
Lateral
c)
Inferior
d)
Superior
12.
You find a patient laying face down, which position is this?
a)
Supine
b)
Anterior
c)
Prone
d)
Superior
13.
A 47 year has fallen and is laying on her back, what position is this?
a)
Lateral
b)
Prone
c)
Superior
d)
Supine
14.
Which medical term means to the front?
a)
Supine
b)
Anterior
c)
Lateral
d)
Inferior
15.
The standard position used when referring to location on the body.
a)
Anatomical Position
b)
Anatomical Reference
c)
Anatomical Direction
d)
Anatomical Indexing
16.
Which cavity contains the liver and gall bladder?
a)
Thoracic
b)
Abdominal
c)
Cranial
d)
Retroperitoneal
17.
Which of the following locations can the liver be found located in?
a)
Left Upper Quadrant
b)
Right Lower Quadrant
c)
Right Upper Quadrant
d)
Left Lower Quadrant
18.
A 27 year old was stabbed multiple times in the upper left quadrant. Which organ could be injured?
a)
Liver
b)
Spleen
c)
Appendix
d)
Gall Bladder
19.

The bodies starting position is called what?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Anatomical

d)

Biological

20.

What action is being performed here?

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

21.

If I were to push my toes and ball of my foot down, it would be called what?

a)

Inversion

b)

Plantar flexion

c)

Dorsi flexion

d)

Flexion

22.

Which term means pertaining to a disease of unknown cause?

a)

pathogenic

b)

diagnostic

c)

iatrogenic

d)

idiopathic

23.

Which term means abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces?

a)

edema

b)

ascites

c)

adhesion

d)

gangrene

24.
What is the smallest unit of the body that is still alive?
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
system
25.

anter/o

a)

front

b)

before

c)

tissue

d)

within

26.

cephal/o

a)

feet

b)

head

c)

cell

d)

within

27.

poster/o

a)

front

b)

behind

c)

lower part of the body

d)

towards the head

28.
farthest from the midline
a)
proximal
b)
medial
c)
distal
d)
over there
29.
nearest the midline
a)
proximal
b)
medial
c)
distal
d)
over there
30.

A plane that divides the body into left and right portion.

a)

Coronal plane

b)

Sagittal plane

c)

Mid coronal plane

d)

Mid sagittal plane

31.

What quadrant does number 1 Represent?

a)

Right Upper

b)

Right Lower

c)

Left Upper

d)

Left Lower

32.

What quadrant does number 2 Represent?

a)

Right Upper

b)

Right Lower

c)

Left Upper

d)

Left Lower

33.

What quadrant does number 3 Represent?

a)

Right Upper

b)

Left Upper

c)

Right Lower

d)

Left Lower

34.

What is section 1?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

35.

What is section 2?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

36.

What is section 3?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

37.

What is section 7?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

38.

What is section 4?

a)

Umbilical

b)

Left lumbar

c)

Right lumbar

d)

Right iliac

39.

What is section 5?

a)

Umbilical

b)

Left lumbar

c)

Right lumbar

d)

Right iliac

40.

What is section 9?

a)

Hypogastric

b)

Left iliac

c)

Right iliac

d)

Right lumbar

41.

What is section 8?

a)

Hypogastric

b)

Left iliac

c)

Right iliac

d)

Right lumbar