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Basic Anatomy Terms - Medical Terminology

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lateral

a)

Toward the midline

b)

Toward the front / belly

c)

Toward the sides

d)

Toward the back

2.

Anterior (Ventral)

a)

Toward the front / belly

b)

Toward the back

c)

Toward the head

d)

Toward the tail

3.

Posterior (Dorsal)

a)

Toward the tail

b)

Toward the head

c)

Toward the front / belly

d)

Toward the back

4.

close to the origin of a body part (point of attachment)

a)

inferior

b)

proximal

c)

dorsal

d)

distal

5.
Question Image

Match the following cavities of the body

a)

A

1.

Cranial

b)

B

2.

Vertebral

c)

C

3.

Thoracic

d)

D

4.

Abdominal

e)

E

5.

Pelvic

6.

Identify 2

a)

Spinal cavity

b)

Dorsal cavity

c)

Orbital cavity

d)

Cranial cavity

7.

Identify 5

a)

Nasal cavity

b)

Buccal cavity

c)

Orbital cavity

d)

Cranial cavity

8.

Identify 6

a)

Cranial cavity

b)

Nasal cavity

c)

Orbital cavity

d)

Buccal cavity

9.

Identify 7

a)

Ventral cavity

b)

Abdominal cavity

c)

Thoracic cavity

d)

Pelvic cavity

10.

Identify 8

a)

Abdominopelvic cavity

b)

Pelvic cavity

c)

Abdominal cavity

d)

Ventral cavity

11.

An injury to the inguinal area would be located here.

12.

The person is modeling an exercise that works the gluteal area.

13.

The lumbar region is described as ___.

a)

the loin area or the lowest part of the spine

b)

the thoracic area of the ventral side

c)

the inguinal region

d)

superior to the femoral region

14.

The ​___ area is located on the ventral side of the abdomen.

a)
umbilical
b)

buccal

c)

nasal

d)

thoracic

15.
a)
Pectoral
b)
Tricep
c)
Bicep
d)
Deltoid
16.

Base of Skull

a)

Occipital

b)

Olecranal

c)

Cranium

d)

Otic