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Anatomy Terminology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which answer describes the "Anatomical Position?"

a)

Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, and palms facing to your side

b)

Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, and palms facing forward

c)

Standing erect, facing observer,arms at side, and palms facing back

d)

Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, and palms facing outward

2.

Superior means...

a)

To the left

b)

To the right

c)

Behind

d)

Above

3.

Medial means...

a)

Outside

b)

Below

c)

Towards the center of the body

d)

Underneath the surface

4.

The skin is ... to the muscles

a)

deep

b)

underneath

c)

superficial

d)

anterior

5.

lateral means...

a)

towards the body midline

b)

farther from the body midline

c)

closer to the attachment point of a limb

d)

more superficial

6.

In humans the most ____ structures are those that are most forward (the face, chest, abdomen)

a)

anterior

b)

superior

c)

posterior

d)

behind

7.

The ear is ____ to the nose

a)

lateral

b)

medial

c)

posterior

d)

inferior

8.

The sternum is ____ to the ribs

a)

lateral

b)

medial

c)

beside

d)

above

9.

_____ structures are those toward the backside of the body

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

medial

d)

lateral

10.

What do we call a muscle that decreases the angle at a joint?

a)

A flexor

b)

An abductor

c)

An extensor

d)

None of the above