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Overview of the Body

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the basic unit of all living things?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ System

2.

A group of similar organs with a common function:

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ System

3.

A group of tissues with a similar function:

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ system

4.

A term meaning "to bend or shorten" a body part

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Adduction

d)

Abduction

5.

A term meaning to "lengthen" a body part:

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Adduction

d)

Abduction

6.

TRUE or FALSE: The study of how the body functions is Anatomy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A term meaning "on or near the surface"

a)

Superficial

b)

Internal

c)

Medial

d)

Inferior

8.

A term meaning "farthest from the point of attachment"

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Distal

d)

Proximal

9.

Term meaning "front of the body"

a)

Dorsal

b)

Ventral

c)

Saggital

d)

Medial

10.

Directional term meaning AWAY from the midline

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extensnion

11.

What organ is in the thoracic cavity?

a)

Intestines

b)

Brain

c)

Liver

d)

Lungs

12.

What organ is in the orbital cavity?

a)

Tongue

b)

Heart

c)

Eye

d)

Gallbladder

13.

What organ is NOT in the abdominopelvic cavity?

a)

Heart

b)

Kidneys

c)

Stomach

d)

Small Intestines

14.

Which is correct anatomical position?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

The head is _______ to the abdomen.

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Medial

d)

Latera

16.

The elbow is _______ to the wrist.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Inferior

d)

Superior

17.

The sternum is ______ to the ribs.

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Superior

d)

Distal

18.

The plane that divides the body in to upper and lower halves:

a)

Transverse

b)

Saggital

c)

Coronal

d)

Frontal

19.

The body system that contains the thyroid is the:

a)

Circulatory

b)

Nervous

c)

Integumentary

d)

Endocrine

20.

One organ in the urinary system is the:

a)

Kidneys

b)

Lungs

c)

Blood vessels

d)

Liver