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Body and directional terms

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The front is my ____________ side
a)
posterior 
b)
anterior
c)
dorsal
d)
sagital
2.
Another word for front is
a)
ventral
b)
posterior
c)
dorsal
d)
sagital
3.
My nose is ______________ to my shoulders
a)
inferior
b)
superior
4.
My toes are _________________ to my femur
a)
proximal
b)
distal
5.
My elbow is ______________ to my fingers
a)
proximal
b)
distal
6.
My heart is ______________ to my spinal cord.
a)
Posterior
b)
Anterior
c)
inferior
d)
superior
7.
My lungs are ______________ to my small intestine.
a)
Posterior
b)
Anterior
c)
inferior
d)
superior
8.
If something is higher up on your arm or leg it is ______
a)
Proximal
b)
Distal
c)
Superficial
d)
Deep
9.
What term means "toward the MIDLINE of the body?
a)
Medial 
b)
Lateral
c)
Intermediate
d)
Ipsilateral
10.
What term means AWAY from the midline of the body?
a)
Medial
b)
Lateral
c)
Contralateral
d)
Ipsilateral
11.

Which cavity is your heart located in?

a)

Abdominal

b)

Thoracic

c)

Cranial

d)

Pelvic

12.
Body parts away from the midsagittal plane are considered to be lateral.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The elbow is distal to the wrist.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which plane is pictured here?
a)
frontal
b)
sagittal
c)
transverse
d)
midsagittal
15.
Which plane is pictured here?
a)
frontal
b)
sagittal
c)
transverse
d)
midsagittal
16.
When a body part is close to the midsagittal plane, it is considered _____.
a)
lateral
b)
medial
c)
inferior
d)
proximal
17.

Your skin is _____________ to your muscles

a)

Superior

b)

Deep

c)

Amazinger

d)

Superficial

18.
Anatomical Position
a)
Supine
b)
Prone
19.
Anatomical Position
a)
Supine
b)
Prone
20.

The opposite of medial is:

a)

midline

b)

lateral

21.

What are the 3 body planes

a)

Sagittal

b)

Transverse

c)

Frontal/Coronal

d)

Horizontal

22.

What plane separates the body into a front and back section?

a)

Frontal/Coronal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

23.

Name the plane that divides the body into a top and bottom section:

(a)  

24.

___________ is close to the point of reference, __________ is far from the point of reference.

(a)  

25.

Name the 2 parts of the Dorsal cavity:

a)

Spinal Cavity

b)

Cranial Cavity

c)

Abdominal

d)

Pelvic

26.

The Thoracic and Abdominopelvic cavities make up the ____________ cavity.

a)

Ventral

b)

dorsal

27.

Body parts near the head

a)

Cranial

b)

Caudal

c)

Midline

28.

above

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

29.

below

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

30.

toward the center

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

proximal

d)

distal

31.

away from center

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

proximal

d)

distal

32.

near the point of attachment

a)

proximal

b)

distal

c)

supericial

d)

deep

33.

away from the point of attachment

a)

proximal

b)

distal

c)

supericial

d)

deep

34.

at the surface

a)

deep

b)

superficial

c)

medial

d)

lateral

35.

farther from surface

a)

superficial

b)

deep

c)

proximal

d)

lateral

36.

What are the two major body cavities?

a)

Dorsal and Ventral

b)

Cranial and Pelvic

c)

Dorsal and Thoracic

d)

Ventral and Spinal

37.

Which cavity includes the heart and lungs?

a)

Thoracic cavity

b)

Cranial cavity

c)

Abdominal cavity

d)

Retroperitoneal cavity

38.

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

a)

posterior

b)

superior

c)

lateral

d)

medial

39.

Which plane would make a slice right between your eyes dividing you into equal left and right halves?

a)

transverse

b)

sagittal

c)

midsagittal

d)

frontal

40.

Which structure is most medial?

a)

nose

b)

ears

c)

heart

d)

femur

41.

In the Correct Anatomical Position, how is the person standing?

a)

Laying flat on their belly

b)

Standing tall and erect facing back

c)

Standing tall and erect facing forward

d)

Slouched

e)

Laying flat on their back

42.
Towards the Front. 
[The eyes are _______ to the brain].
a)
Inferior
b)
Deep
c)
Lateral
d)
Anterior
43.

Which quadrant is the right hypochondriac region located in?

a)

RUQ

b)

RLQ

c)

LLQ

d)

LUQ

44.

True or False: In the diagram, two dorsal cavities are separated by the diaphragm.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What does RUQ stand for?

a)

Right Under Quadrant

b)

Right Up Quadrant

c)

Right Umberlla Quadrant

d)

Right Upper Quadrant

46.

What region does Appendicitis occur?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

47.

The liver is where?

a)

Umbilical Region

b)

Left Iliac Region

c)

Right Lumbar Region

d)

Right Hypochondriac Region

48.

What quadrant is the arrow pointing to in the picture?

a)

Upper Left

b)

Upper Right

c)

Lower Left

d)

Lower Right

49.

Which quadrants would contain most of your intestines?

a)

RUQ & RLQ

b)

LUQ & LLQ

c)

RLQ & LLQ

d)

RUQ & LLQ

50.
The heart is contained within this cavity (most specific)
a)
mediastinum
b)
pericardial
c)
pleural
d)
thoracic
51.
The lungs are located within this cavity
a)
pleural
b)
mediastinum
c)
brachial
d)
pelvic
52.
Most of the digestive system is contained within the __ cavity
a)
thoracic 
b)
dorsal 
c)
vertebral
d)
ventral
53.
a)

Cranial Cavity

b)

Pleural Cavity

c)

Pericardial Cavity

d)

Vertebral Canal

54.

The cavity surrounded by a box is?

a)

Thoracic Cavity

b)

Abdominal Cavity

c)

Pelvic Cavity

d)

Vertebral Canal

55.

What quadrant does number 3 Represent?

a)

Right Upper

b)

Left Upper

c)

Right Lower

d)

Left Lower

56.

What is section 1?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

57.

What is section 2?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

58.

What is section 3?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

59.

What is section 7?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

60.

What is section 4?

a)

Umbilical

b)

Left lumbar

c)

Right lumbar

d)

Right iliac

61.

What is section 5?

a)

Umbilical

b)

Left lumbar

c)

Right lumbar

d)

Right iliac

62.

What is section 6?

a)

Umbilical

b)

Left lumbar

c)

Right lumbar

d)

Right iliac

63.

What is section 8?

a)

Hypogastric

b)

Left iliac

c)

Right iliac

d)

Right lumbar

64.
The ovaries are located in this region
a)
epigastric
b)
hypogastric
c)
umbilical
d)
right lumbar

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