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A&P Unit 1 Review: Body Organization & Terminology

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Closer to the head.

a)

Anterior

b)

Proximal

c)

Superior

d)

Medial

2.

A term meaning toward the front

a)

Cranial

b)

Caudal

c)

Ventral

d)

Dorsal

3.

Toward the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Superficial

c)

Proximal

d)

Medial

4.

Toward the surface of the body.

a)

Deep

b)

Superficial

c)

Inferior

d)

Distal

5.

The body plane that divides the body into front and back portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

d)

Anterior

6.

Away from the head.

a)

Inferior

b)

Lateral

c)

Deep

d)

Distal

7.

Toward the back of the body.

a)

Superficial

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Posterior

8.

The body plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

d)

Oblique

9.

Away from the surface of the body.

a)

Medial

b)

Inferior

c)

Proximal

d)

Deep

10.

Away from the trunk.

a)

Superior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Anterior

11.

Another term for posterior.

a)

Medial

b)

Deep

c)

Dorsal

d)

Anterior

12.

An example of a non-vertical plane

a)

Frontal

b)

Parasagittal

c)

Sagittal

d)

Oblique

13.

Toward the front of the body.

a)

Superficial

b)

Anterior

c)

Inferior

d)

Proximal

14.

Another term for anterior.

a)

Dorsal

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Ventral

15.

Away from the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Posterior

16.

Plane that divides the body into left and right portions

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal.

d)

Oblique

17.

Closer to the trunk.

a)

Proximal

b)

Medial

c)

Lateral

d)

Deep

18.

The thigh is ____ to the hip

a)

distal

b)

inferior

c)

superior

d)

posterior

19.

The back of the hand is ____ to the palm of the hand.

a)

anterior

b)

inferior

c)

posterior

d)

proximal

20.

The chest is ____ to the heel.

a)

posterior

b)

anterior

c)

distal

d)

lateral

21.

The brain is ____ to the skull.

a)

proximal

b)

superficial

c)

deep

d)

lateral

22.

The neck is ____ to the shin.

a)

lateral

b)

superficial

c)

superior

d)

proximal

23.

The thigh is ____ to the hand.

a)

medial

b)

superior

c)

proximal

d)

superficial

24.

The knee is ____ to the ankle.

a)

medial

b)

proximal

c)

inferior

d)

distal

25.

The foot is ____ to the calf.

a)

superior

b)

lateral

c)

distal

d)

posterior

26.
Which cavity contains the spleen, small intestine, stomach and liver?
a)
pelvic
b)

dorsal

c)

mediastinum

d)
abdominal
27.

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

28.

Which organ is located in the pericardial cavity?

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

mediastinum

d)

trachea

29.

Which organ is located in the cranial cavity?

a)

spinal cord

b)

brain

c)

lungs

d)

esophagus

30.
Which is NOT a sub-cavity of the thoracic body cavity? 
a)

Vertebral

b)
Mediastinum 
c)
Pleural 
d)
Pericardial 
31.
The spaces surrounding each lung are known as the?
a)
pleural cavities
b)
mediastinum
c)
pericardial cavity
d)
cranial cavity
32.

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

a)

cranial

b)

spinal

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

thoracic

33.

The nose is inferior and ________________________ to the eyes.

a)

inferior

b)

superior

c)

cranial

d)

medial

34.

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

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

35.

The diaphragm separates the ______ cavity and the ______ cavity.

a)

doral, ventral

b)

superior, inferior

c)

abdominal, pelvic

d)

thoracic, abdominopelvic

36.
The fingers are distal to the elbow.
a)
True
b)
False
37.

Away from the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Posterior

38.

Toward the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Superficial

c)

Proximal

d)

Medial

39.

Which of the following body parts is not found within the axial body region?

a)

Brain

b)

Elbow

c)

Neck

d)

Spinal cord

40.

Divides the body into UNEQUAL right and left sections

a)

Transverse

b)

Oblique

c)

Parasagittal

d)

Coronal

41.

Homeostasis can best be defined as ___________.

a)

good health

b)

balance within the body systems

c)

the ability to regulate heat

d)

The ability to become one with nature

42.

Which plane is non-vertical?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Transverse

c)

Parasagittal

d)

Coronal

43.

Which of the following is NOT a level of organization?

a)

Molecule

b)

Micromolecule

c)

Macromolecule

d)

Cell

44.

From the simplest to most complex, which level of organization comes after organelle?

a)

Organism

b)

Organ

c)

Tissue

d)

Cell

45.

An organ is defined as a group of ________ working together to perform a similar function.

a)

cells

b)

organelles

c)

organ systems

d)

tissues

46.

Which organ system is NOT primarily involved in the maintenance of the body?

a)

Integumentary system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Digestive system

d)

Immune system

47.

Which organ system is NOT primarily involved in the support and protection of the body?

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Immune system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Integumentary system

48.

How many organ systems does the human body have?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

49.

Childbirth is an example of a ______________ feedback mechanism

a)

Static

b)

Negative

c)

Positive

d)

Homeopathic

50.

The appendicular region consists of ________________.

a)

the head, neck and torso

b)

the upper limbs

c)

the lower limbs

d)

both the upper and lower limbs