WorksheetsAnatomy Terminology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which answer describes the "Anatomical Position?"
Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, and palms facing to your side
Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, and palms facing forward
Standing erect, facing observer,arms at side, and palms facing back
Standing erect, facing observer, arms at side, and palms facing outward
Superior means...
To the left
To the right
Behind
Above
Medial means...
Outside
Below
Towards the center of the body
Underneath the surface
The skin is ... to the muscles
deep
underneath
superficial
anterior
lateral means...
towards the body midline
farther from the body midline
closer to the attachment point of a limb
more superficial
In humans the most ____ structures are those that are most forward (the face, chest, abdomen)
anterior
superior
posterior
behind
The ear is ____ to the nose
lateral
medial
posterior
inferior
The sternum is ____ to the ribs
lateral
medial
beside
above
_____ structures are those toward the backside of the body
anterior
posterior
medial
lateral
What do we call a muscle that decreases the angle at a joint?
A flexor
An abductor
An extensor
None of the above
