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Anatomy Directional Terms & Planes of Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for standing straight with palms forward and feet together?

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Superior

d)

Anatomical Position

2.

Which term refers to the direction towards the front?

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

3.

What is the term for the direction towards the back?

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

4.

Which term describes the direction towards the head?

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

5.

What is the term for the direction away from the head?

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

6.

Which term refers to the direction towards the midline?

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Proximal

d)

Distal

7.

What is the term for the direction away from the midline?

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Proximal

d)

Distal

8.

Which term describes being closer to the point of attachment?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Deep

9.

What is the term for being away from the point of attachment?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Deep

10.

Which term refers to being near the surface?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Deep

11.

What is the term for being away from the surface?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Deep

12.

What is the term for lying face down?

a)

Prone

b)

Supine

c)

Frontal Plane

d)

Sagittal Plane

13.

Which term describes lying face up?

a)

Prone

b)

Supine

c)

Frontal Plane

d)

Sagittal Plane

14.

Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?

a)

Frontal Plane

b)

Sagittal Plane

c)

Transverse Plane

d)

Superior Plane

15.

What is the name of the vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts?

a)

Frontal Plane

b)

Sagittal Plane

c)

Transverse Plane

d)

Superior Plane

16.

Is this person standing in anatomical position?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

The femur is _____ compared to the patella

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

18.

The clavicle is _____ compared to the cranium

a)

Superior

b)

Distal

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

19.

The vertebrae is ______ compared to the tarsals

a)

Inferior

b)

Superior

c)

Anterior

d)

North

20.

The skin is _____ compared to the organs

a)

Inferior

b)

Deep

c)

Anterior

d)

Superficial

21.

The lungs are _____ compared to the ribs

a)

Inferior

b)

Deep

c)

Anterior

d)

Superficial

22.

The spine is _______ compared to the face.

a)

anterior

b)

lateral

c)

posterior

d)

proximal

23.

What plane does this exercise occur in?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

24.

What plane does this exercise occur in?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

25.

What plane does this exercise occur in?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse