WorksheetsAnatomical Orientation and Planes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the position of the feet in the anatomical position?
Feet apart
Feet together
One foot forward, one foot back
Feet crossed
In the anatomical position, how are the fingers positioned?
Curled
Extended
Bent
Clenched
Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?
Frontal/Coronal
Transverse/Horizontal
Median/Sagittal
Oblique
Which of the following is NOT a type of joint movement?
Pronation
Extension
Internal Rotation
Supine
Which movement involves straightening a joint to increase the angle between two bones?
Flexion
Extension
Hyperextension
Adduction
What is the opposite of extension in terms of joint movement?
Flexion
Hyperextension
Rotation
Adduction
What does the term "circumduction" refer to?
Lateral movement away from midline
Medial movement toward midline
Circular movement
Flexion
Which term describes the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body?
Adduction
Abduction
Circumduction
Flexion
In pronation, the radius:
Rotates over the ulna with the palmer region facing downward
Stays parallel to the ulna with the palmer region facing upward
Flexes with the palmar region staying in anatomical position
None of these
Which muscle movement involves the radius and ulna being parallel?
Supination
Pronation
Flexion
Extension
What does the term "supine" refer to in body positioning?
Lying face up
Lying face down
Sitting upright
Standing
Which of the following joints is found in the carpal bones of the wrist?
Sutures
Synchondroses
Syndesmoses
Synovial
What is the function of synarthroses joints?
To allow free movement
To allow slight movement
To prevent movement
To provide flexibility
Where do Amphiarthroses joints exist?
Limbs Joints
Skull Sutures
Vertebrae
Thumb
When the muscle shortens during contractions, we call it a _____________ excercise.
concentric
eccentric
isometric
contraction
What is the term for when the plantar side of the foot moves away from the midline?
External Rotation
Plantarflexion
Inversion
Eversion
The bodies starting position is called what?
Sagittal
Coronal
Anatomical
Biological
Which term describes the movement of a limb toward the midline of the body?
Abduction
Adduction
Flexion
Extension
What is the term for the movement that decreases the angle between two bones?
Extension
Flexion
Abduction
Adduction
Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?
Frontal/Coronal
Transverse/Horizontal
Median/Sagittal
Oblique
