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Anatomical Terminology

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The shoulder is (a)   to the elbow.

Choose from the below words
proximal
dorsal
distal
ventral
2.
Which term means below?
a)
Inferior
b)
Superior
c)
Posterior
d)
Lateral
3.

The pinky finger is ______ to the thumb in anatomical position.

a)

posterior

b)

superior

c)

lateral

d)

medial

4.

Match the following anatomical terms with their correct relationships.

a)

caudal

1.

Your feet are ________ to your knees.

b)

cephalic

2.

Your head is ________ to your neck.

c)

inferior

3.

Your stomach is ________ to your chest.

d)

superior

4.

Your eyes are ________ to your mouth.

5.

Which structure is most medial?

a)

nose

b)

ears

c)

heart

d)

femur

6.

Towards the middle

a)

Lateral

b)

Proximal

c)

Rotation

d)

Medial

7.

Which one is more DISTAL?

a)

Elbow

b)

Wrist

8.

Synonym to Posterior

a)

Anterior

b)

Ventral

c)

Dorsal

d)

Superior

9.

Match each pair of directional terms with its opposite pair.

a)

distal and proximal

1.

farther from and closer to the point of attachment

b)

medial and inferior

2.

toward the midline and below another part

c)

superior and ventral

3.

above another part and toward the belly side

d)

anterior and deep

4.

toward the front and away from the surface

10.

The head is _____ to the shoulders.

a)

proximal

b)

caudal

c)

superior

d)

inferior

11.

The ankle joint is (a)   to the knee joint.

Choose from the below words
distal
proximal
caudal
cranial
12.

_______ means towards the side of the body.

a)

distal

b)

proximal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

13.

The ankle joint is ______ to the knee joint.

a)

distal

b)

proximal

c)

caudal

d)

cranial

14.

What is anatomical position?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

The heart is ______ to the skin.

a)

superficial

b)

deep

c)

inferior

d)

superior

16.

(a)   means head of the body.

Choose from the below words
Caudal
Dorsal
Ventral
Cephalic