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Anatomical Positions/Directions/Planes/Cavities

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Body parts on the front of the body are (anatomical direction - hint point forward)

(a)  

2.

Body parts located above the transverse plane are (anatomical direction - hint point up)

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

3.

The plane that divides the body into right and left parts is

a)

Saggital

b)

transverse

c)

Frontal

d)

Medial

4.

Horizontal Plane that divides the body into a top and bottom half

a)

Superior

b)

Transverse

c)

Medial

d)

Inferior

5.

True or False: The Cranial Cavity only holds the brain?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Body parts located below the transverse plane are (anatomical direction - hint point down)

(a)  

7.

What organs are included in the spinal cavity

a)

Spinal cord

b)

brain

c)

eyes

d)

tongue

8.

What are two of the many organs found in the pelvic cavity

a)

Urinary Bladder and kidneys

b)

reproductive organs and small intestine

c)

stomach and spleen

d)

small intestine and large intestine

9.

What organ is in the orbital cavity

(a)  

10.

Body parts close to the midline are (directional position - hint point "in")

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Inferior

d)

Superior

11.

Which plane divides the body directly down the middle with equal right and left parts

a)

Saggital

b)

Midsaggital

c)

Transverse

d)

Frontal

12.

Which cavity contains the mouth, teeth, cheeks and tongue

a)

nasal

b)

buccal

c)

cranial

d)

spinal

13.

Which cavity contains the nose structures

(a)  

14.

Which plane divides the body into front and back / anterior and posterior parts

a)

Saggital

b)

Midsaggital

c)

Frontal

d)

Transverse

15.

If I tell you my stomach is hurting, which abdominal region would you report to your physician

a)

Right Iliac region

b)

Left lumbar region

c)

Epigastric region

d)

Hypogastric region

16.

What divides the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity

a)

stomach

b)

reproductive organs

c)

nose

d)

diaphragm

17.

What is the middle region of the nine abdominal regions

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Lumbar

c)

Right Iliac

d)

Umbilical

18.

What is the abbreviation for Right Upper Quadrant

a)

RRQ

b)

RUP

c)

RUQ

d)

RQU

19.

The pelvic cavity is _______to the cranial cavity

a)

Lateral

b)

Superior

c)

Medial

d)

Inferior

20.

The stomach is _______to the spine

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Anterior

d)

Posterior