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Anatomical Terminology

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the section or cut.

a)

frontal section

b)

lateral section

c)

transverse section

d)

sagittal section

2.

Identify the section or cut.

a)

frontal section

b)

cross section

c)

transverse section

d)

sagittal section

3.

The shoulder is _____ to the elbow.

a)

proximal

b)

dorsal

c)

distal

d)

ventral

4.
Which term means below?
a)
Inferior
b)
Superior
c)
Posterior
d)
Lateral
5.
Which medical term means to the front?
a)
Supine
b)
Anterior
c)
Lateral
d)
Inferior
6.

The pinky finger is ______ to the thumb in anatomical position.

a)

posterior

b)

superior

c)

lateral

d)

medial

7.

Your feet are ________ to your knees.

a)

caudal

b)

cephalic

c)

inferior

d)

superior

8.

Which structure is most medial?

a)

nose

b)

ears

c)

heart

d)

femur

9.

Towards the middle

a)

Lateral

b)

Proximal

c)

Rotation

d)

Medial

10.

Which one is more DISTAL?

a)

Elbow

b)

Wrist

11.

Synonym to Posterior

a)

Anterior

b)

Ventral

c)

Dorsal

d)

Superior

12.

Plane dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

a)

Transverse

b)

Sagittal

c)

Frontal

13.

Which set of directional terms are opposites?

a)

distal and proximal

b)

medial and inferior

c)

superior and ventral

d)

anterior and deep

14.

The head is _____ to the shoulders.

a)

proximal

b)

caudal

c)

superior

d)

inferior

15.

The ankle joint is ______ to the knee joint.

a)

distal

b)

proximal

c)

caudal

d)

cranial

16.

_______ means towards the side of the body.

a)

distal

b)

proximal

c)

medial

d)

lateral