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Directional Terms/Body Cavities Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Closer to the head.

a)

Anterior

b)

Proximal

c)

Superior

d)

Medial

2.

Toward the front of the body.

a)

Superficial

b)

Anterior

c)

Inferior

d)

Proximal

3.

Toward the back of the body.

a)

Superficial

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Posterior

4.

Toward the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Superficial

c)

Proximal

d)

Medial

5.

Away from the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Posterior

6.

Closer to the trunk.

a)

Proximal

b)

Medial

c)

Superior

d)

Deep

7.

Away from the trunk.

a)

Superior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Anterior

8.

Toward the surface of the body.

a)

Deep

b)

Superficial

c)

Inferior

d)

Distal

9.

Divides the body into left and right portions.

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal.

10.

Divides the body into front and back portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Transverse

11.

Divides the body into top and bottom portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

12.
Body cavities are spaces within the body that contain and protect vital organs.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The diaphragm separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The fingers are distal to the elbow.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which cavity contains the spleen, small intestine, stomach and liver?
a)
pelvic
b)
thoracic
c)
inferior
d)
abdominal
16.

Your lungs are lateral to your heart.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Your eyes and nose are on the _________ side of your body.

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

18.

The stomach is ______________ to the heart.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

19.

The nose is inferior and ________________________ to the eyes.

a)

inferior

b)

superior

c)

cranial

d)

medial

20.

In the _________________________ position, the body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and directed forward. The upper limbs are at the body's sides with the palms facing forward.

a)

inferior

b)

superior

c)

frontal

d)

anatomical

21.

The heart, lungs, and mediastinum are located in what body cavity?

a)

cranial

b)

spinal

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

thoracic

22.

Which organ is located in the PERICARDIAL cavity?

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

mediastinum

d)

trachea

23.

Which organ is located in the cranial cavity?

a)

spinal cord

b)

brain

c)

lungs

d)

esophagus

24.
Which is NOT a sub-cavity of the thoracic body cavity? 
a)
Serous 
b)
Mediastinum 
c)
Pleural 
d)
Pericardial 
25.
The spaces surrounding each lung are known as the?
a)
pleural cavities
b)
mediastinum
c)
pericardial cavity
d)
cranial cavity