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Regions & Directions, Prefixes & Suffixes

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of a syllable added to the beginning of a word?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Affix

d)

Root word

2.
Away from midline
a)
Lateral
b)
Distal
c)
Superior
d)
Transverse
3.
Toward the back; opposite of Anterior
a)
Superior
b)
Posterior
c)
Inferior
d)
Lateral
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.
The thumb is _________ to the shoulder.
a)
Distal
b)
Proximal
c)
Dorsal 
d)
Superior
9.

which cuts the body into symmetrical left and right sides?

a)

transverse

b)

frontal

c)

parasagittal

d)

sagittal/ midsagittal

10.

What is the correct order of the levels of organization?

a)

organ, organism, cell, tissue, organ system

b)

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

c)

organism, cell, organ system, tissue, organ

d)

tissue, organism, cell, organ, organ system

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.

This term refers to the region around the foot

a)

pedal

b)

femoral

c)

pelvic

d)

brachial

14.

This term refers to the stomach region

a)

acromial

b)

abdominal

c)

ocular

d)

thoracic

15.

Number 1

a)

thoracic cavity

b)

pleural cavity

c)

cranial cavity

d)

pelvic cavity

16.

Which of the following organs is found in the pelvic cavity?

a)

small intestine

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

bladder

17.

The prefix bio- means:

a)

inside

b)

above

c)

life

d)

without

18.

The suffix -ology means:

a)

underneath

b)

related to the heart

c)

ecosystem

d)

the study of

19.

the prefix multi- means:

a)

one

b)

two

c)

under

d)

many

20.

The heart is part of what body system?

a)

Cardiovascular

b)

Digestive

c)

Lymphatic

d)

Skeletal

21.

The prefix epi- means:

a)

under

b)

soft

c)

above

d)

science

22.

-gastric is a suffix meaning:

a)

fingers

b)

stomach

c)

brain

d)

knee

23.

the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts and their relationships to one another.

a)

anatomy

b)

biology

c)

ecology

d)

dermatology

24.

the tendency toward a relatively stable internal state that persists despite the changes in the world around the body.

a)

physiology

b)

skeletal system

c)

biology

d)

maintaining homeostasis

25.

Which of the following is NOT a "Necessary Life Function"?

a)

Exercising

b)

Response to Stimuli

c)

Movement

d)

Growth

26.

What type of tissue is shown?

a)

Areolar

b)

Adipose

c)

Nervous

d)

Bone

27.

What type of tissue is shown?

a)

simple cuboidal

b)

loose connective

c)

pseudostratified columnar

d)

stratified squamous

28.

What tissue type is shown?

a)

Smooth Muscle

b)

Adipose

c)

Reticular

d)

Cardiac Muscle

29.

What tissue type is shown?

a)

Areolar/Loose

b)

Blood

c)

Cartilage

d)

Dense

30.

What tissue type is shown?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Blood

c)

Adipose

d)

Reticular

31.

What type of tissue is shown?

a)

stratified cuboidal

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

simple squamous

d)

stratified squamous

32.

What type of tissue is shown?

a)

bone

b)

adipose

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

loose connective

33.

What type of tissue is shown?

a)

stratified squamous

b)

simple cuboidal

c)

psedostratified cuboidal

d)

transitional

34.

What type of tissue is shown?

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

areolar

c)

reticular

d)

nervous

35.

What type of tissue is shown?

a)

transitional

b)

simple cuboidal

c)

stratified columnar

d)

pseudostratified cuboidal