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Anatomical Terminology

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What describe positions of structures in relation to others structures or locations in the body? Hint: The answer is plural, not singular.

(a)  

2.

What are different ways to bisect the body? Hint: The answer is plural, not singular.

(a)  

3.

What are spaces that contain internal organs? Hint: The answer is plural, not singular.

(a)  

4.

How many directional terms did we learn in class?

(a)  

5.

How many planes terms did we learn in class?

(a)  

6.

How many body cavity terms did we learn in class?

(a)  

7.

Which terms mean "toward the head end of the body"? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

8.

Which terms mean "upper"? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

9.

Which terms mean "away from the head"? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

10.

Which terms mean "lower"? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

11.

The head is (blank) to the heart.

(a)  

12.

The heart is (blank) to the head.

(a)  

13.

Which terms mean "toward the frontside"? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

14.

Which terms mean "toward the backside"? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

15.

The sternum is (blank) to the spine.

(a)  

16.

The spine is (blank) to the sternum

(a)  

17.

Which term means "toward the midline of the body"?

(a)  

18.

Which term means "away from the midline of the body"?

(a)  

19.

The eyes are (blank) to the ears.

(a)  

20.

The ears are (blank) to the eyes.

(a)  

21.

Which term means "toward or nearest the trunk of the body"?

(a)  

22.

Which term means "toward or nearest the point of origin of a part"?

(a)  

23.

Which term means "away from or farthest from the trunk"?

(a)  

24.

Which term means "away from or farthest from the point of origin of a part"?

(a)  

25.

The elbow is (blank) to the wrist.

(a)  

26.

The wrist is (blank) to the elbow.

(a)  

27.

Which term means "closer to the exterior of the body"?

(a)  

28.

Which term means "closer to the interior of the body"?

(a)  

29.

The epidermis is (blank) to the dermis.

(a)  

30.

The dermis is (blank) to the epidermis.

(a)  

31.

What are the opposites of superior and cranial? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

32.

What are the opposites of inferior and caudal? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

33.

What is another term for superior?

(a)  

34.

What is another term for cranial?

(a)  

35.

What is another term for inferior?

(a)  

36.

What is another term for caudal?

(a)  

37.

What are the opposites of anterior and ventral? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

38.

What are the opposites of posterior and dorsal? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them.

(a)  

39.

What is another term for anterior?

(a)  

40.

What is another term for ventral?

(a)  

41.

What is another term for posterior?

(a)  

42.

What is another term for dorsal?

(a)  

43.

What is the opposite of medial?

(a)  

44.

What is the opposite of lateral?

(a)  

45.

What is opposite of proximal?

(a)  

46.

What is the opposite of distal?

(a)  

47.

What is the opposite of superficial?

(a)  

48.

What is the opposite of deep?

(a)  

49.

Which planes give you front and back portions? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them. Do not add the word planes.

(a)  

50.

Which planes give you left and right portions? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them. Do not add the word planes.

(a)  

51.

Which planes give you top and bottom portions? Write the terms in any order one after the other with an "and" between them. Do not add the word planes.

(a)  

52.

What is another name for the coronal plane? Type the answer as "(blank) plane"

(a)  

53.

What is another name for the frontal plane? Type the answer as "(blank) plane"

(a)  

54.

What is another name for the sagittal plane? Type the answer as "(blank) plane"

(a)  

55.

What is another name for the lateral plane? Type the answer as "(blank) plane"

(a)  

56.

What is another name for the transverse plane? Type the answer as "(blank) plane"

(a)  

57.

What is another name for the horizontal plane? Type the answer as "(blank) plane"

(a)  

58.

What are the two main body cavities? Write the each of the two terms in either order with the word "and" between them. Do not add the words cavity/cavities.

(a)  

59.

What are the two parts of the dorsal body cavity? Write the each of the two terms in either order with the word "and" between them. Do not add the words cavity/cavities.

(a)  

60.

What are the two main cavities that the ventral cavity divides into? Write the each of the two terms in either order with the word "and" between them. Do not add the words cavity/cavities.

(a)  

61.

What are the cavities that the abdominopelvic cavity divides into? Write the each of the two terms in either order with the word "and" between them. Do not add the words cavity/cavities.

(a)  

62.

There are two cavities in the dorsal cavity. Which one is superior? Type the answer as "(blank) cavity"

(a)  

63.

There are two cavities in the dorsal cavity. Which one is inferior? Type the answer as "(blank) cavity"

(a)  

64.

There are two main cavities in the ventral cavity. Which one is superior? Type the answer as "(blank) cavity"

(a)  

65.

There are two main cavities in the ventral cavity. Which one is inferior? Type the answer as "(blank) cavity"

(a)  

66.

There are two cavities in the abdominopelvic cavity. Which one is superior? Type the answer as "(blank) cavity"

(a)  

67.

There are two cavities in the abdominopelvic cavity. Which one is inferior? Type the answer as "(blank) cavity"

(a)