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Anatomical Orientation and Planes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the position of the feet in the anatomical position?

a)

Feet apart

b)

Feet together

c)

One foot forward, one foot back

d)

Feet crossed

2.

In the anatomical position, how are the fingers positioned?

a)

Curled

b)

Extended

c)

Bent

d)

Clenched

3.

Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?

a)

Frontal/Coronal

b)

Transverse/Horizontal

c)

Median/Sagittal

d)

Oblique

4.

Which of the following is NOT a type of joint movement?

a)

Pronation

b)

Extension

c)

Internal Rotation

d)

Supine

5.

Which movement involves straightening a joint to increase the angle between two bones?

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Hyperextension

d)

Adduction

6.

What is the opposite of extension in terms of joint movement?

a)

Flexion

b)

Hyperextension

c)

Rotation

d)

Adduction

7.

What does the term "circumduction" refer to?

a)

Lateral movement away from midline

b)

Medial movement toward midline

c)

Circular movement

d)

Flexion

8.

Which term describes the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body?

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Circumduction

d)

Flexion

9.

In pronation, the radius:

a)

Rotates over the ulna with the palmer region facing downward

b)

Stays parallel to the ulna with the palmer region facing upward

c)

Flexes with the palmar region staying in anatomical position

d)

None of these

10.

Which muscle movement involves the radius and ulna being parallel?

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

11.

What does the term "supine" refer to in body positioning?

a)

Lying face up

b)

Lying face down

c)

Sitting upright

d)

Standing

12.

Which of the following joints is found in the carpal bones of the wrist?

a)

Sutures

b)

Synchondroses

c)

Syndesmoses

d)

Synovial

13.

What is the function of synarthroses joints?

a)

To allow free movement

b)

To allow slight movement

c)

To prevent movement

d)

To provide flexibility

14.

Where do Amphiarthroses joints exist?

a)

Limbs Joints

b)

Skull Sutures

c)

Vertebrae

d)

Thumb

15.

When the muscle shortens during contractions, we call it a _____________ excercise.

a)

concentric

b)

eccentric

c)

isometric

d)

contraction

16.

What is the term for when the plantar side of the foot moves away from the midline?

a)

External Rotation

b)

Plantarflexion

c)

Inversion

d)


Eversion

17.

The bodies starting position is called what?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Anatomical

d)

Biological

18.

Which term describes the movement of a limb toward the midline of the body?

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

19.

What is the term for the movement that decreases the angle between two bones?

a)

Extension

b)

Flexion

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

20.

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?

a)

Frontal/Coronal

b)

Transverse/Horizontal

c)

Median/Sagittal

d)

Oblique