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Directional terms and planes of the body

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The body is erect with the feet slightly apart, palms facing out, and thumbs sticking out and away from the body

a)

Medial

b)

Anatomical Position

c)

Sagittal Plane

d)

Posterior

2.

Toward or at the front of the body

a)

Posterior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Anterior

3.

Away from the body surface; more internal

a)

Proximal

b)

Superficial

c)

Deep

d)

Frontal

4.

Runs horizontally from right to left splinting the the body

a)

Transverse Plane

b)

Inferior

c)

Sagittal Plane

d)

Distal

5.

Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of the limb to the body

a)

Anatomical plane

b)

Medial

c)

Proximal

d)

Distal

6.

Toward the body surface

a)

Frontal Plane

b)

Superior

c)

Anterior

d)

Superficial

7.

Toward the back of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Transverse plane

c)

Posterior

d)

Deep

8.

Away from the head or toward the lower part of the body

a)

Medial

b)

Inferior

c)

Proximal

d)

Superficial

9.

Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body

a)

Distal

b)

Lateral

c)

Anterior

d)

Deep

10.

Divides the body into front and back

a)

Posterior

b)

Sagittal Plane

c)

Superficial

d)

Frontal Plane

11.

Away form the midline of the body

a)

Lateral

b)

Inferior

c)

Medial

d)

Distal

12.

Toward the head or upper part of a structure of the body

a)

Anterior

b)

Superior

c)

Superficial

d)

Anatomical Position

13.

A vertical plane that splits the body into right and left

a)

Frontal plane

b)

Inferior

c)

Sagittal Plane

d)

Deep

14.

Toward the midline of the body

a)

Lateral

b)

Superior

c)

Posterior

d)

Medial

15.

The trunk is...

a)

Part of a tree

b)

The head

c)

The body