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Anatomical Terminology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term means top / above?

a)

Inferior

b)

Superior

2.

Which term relates to the back surface?

a)

Ventral

b)

Dorsal

3.

Which term means the end of a limb or furthest away part

(e.g. the fingertips)

a)

Distal

b)

Proximal

4.

Which term means closer to the midline of the body

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

5.

Which 'plane' cuts the body down the midline and would create an image as if viewing the body from the side?

a)

Transverse

b)

Sagittal

c)

Frontal

6.

Which 'plane' cuts the body horizontally and would create an image as if viewing the body from the top?

a)

Transverse

b)

Sagittal

c)

Frontal

7.

Which movement is a bending of a joint?

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Abduction

8.

Which movement is a movement towards the midline of the body?

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Circumduction

9.

If I make a windmill with my arm (like during backstroke) what movement is this?

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Circumduction

10.

Which term means rotating the arm palm upwards?

a)

Pronation

b)

Supination

c)

Inversion

d)

Eversion