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Intro vocab quiz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of adipose tissue?

a)

A broad, flat tendon

b)

A vessel in which the pulse can be felt

c)

Tissue with gelatinous consistency

d)

A small, fluid-filled sac that reduces friction

2.

What is an aponeurosis?

a)

A tube-shaped vessel

b)

A broad, flat tendon

c)

Tissue with gelatinous consistency

d)

A transverse thickening of deep fascia

3.

Which structure is defined as 'a vessel in which the pulse can be felt'?

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Lymph node

d)

Nerve

4.

What type of tissue is easy to distinguish by its solid feel?

a)

Skin

b)

Bone

c)

Fascia

d)

Bursa

5.

Which of the following reduces friction between two structures?

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Bursa

d)

Nerve

6.

Which tissue has two types: superficial and deep?

a)

Fascia

b)

Ligament

c)

Tendon

d)

Retinaculum

7.

What is a ligament?

a)

Attaches muscle to bone

b)

A structure connecting bones together at a joint

c)

A vessel easily seen on the hand

d)

A small, fluid-filled sac

8.

What is a lymph node?

a)

A bean-shaped structure, ranging in size from pea to almond

b)

A vessel easily seen on the hand

c)

A voluntary contractile tissue

d)

A tube-shaped vessel that becomes tender when compressed

9.

What type of tissue moves the skeleton?

a)

Muscle

b)

Tendon

c)

Fascia

d)

Ligament

10.

Which structure is a tube-shaped vessel that becomes tender when compressed?

a)

Tendon

b)

Ligament

c)

Nerve

d)

Vein

11.

Which structure straps down tendons and is a transverse thickening of deep fascia?

a)

Retinaculum

b)

Aponeurosis

c)

Bursa

d)

Artery

12.

What is the largest organ of the body?

a)

Skin

b)

Bone

c)

Lymph node

d)

Muscle

13.

What structure attaches muscle to bone?

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Retinaculum

d)

Fascia

14.

Which vessel is easily seen on the dorsal surface of the hand?

a)

Artery

b)

Lymph node

c)

Vein

d)

Nerve

15.

Which term describes a structure further toward the front of the body?

a)

Posterior

b)

Anterior

c)

Lateral

d)

Distal

16.

Which term describes a structure deeper in the body?

a)

Superficial

b)

Deep

c)

Inferior

d)

Proximal

17.

Which term describes a structure of the arm or leg that is further away from the trunk?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Medial

18.

Which term describes a structure closer to the feet?

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Anterior

d)

Proximal

19.

Which term describes a structure further away from the midline?

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Posterior

d)

Deep

20.

Which term describes a structure closer to the midline of the body?

a)

Lateral

b)

Anterior

c)

Medial

d)

Distal

21.

Which term describes a structure further toward the back of the body?

a)

Posterior

b)

Superior

c)

Superficial

d)

Lateral

22.

Which term describes a structure of the arm or leg that is closer to the trunk?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Inferior

d)

Anterior

23.

Which term describes a structure closer to the body’s surface?

a)

Deep

b)

Superficial

c)

Medial

d)

Posterior

24.

Which term describes a structure closer to the head?

a)

Inferior

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Lateral

25.

Which movement moves a limb laterally away from the midline?

a)

Adduction

b)

Flexion

c)

Abduction

d)

Rotation

26.

Which movement brings a limb medially toward the body’s midline?

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Circumduction

d)

Extension

27.

Which movement is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction?

a)

Circumduction

b)

Pronation

c)

Lateral flexion

d)

Medial rotation

28.

Which ankle movement represents letting off the car’s gas pedal?

a)

Plantar flexion

b)

Dorsiflexion

c)

Pronation

d)

Supination

29.

Which movement straightens or opens a joint?

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Abduction

d)

Adduction

30.

Which movement bends a joint or brings bones closer together?

a)

Extension

b)

Flexion

c)

Rotation

d)

Lateral flexion

31.

Which movement involves the head or vertebral column bending laterally to the side?

a)

Lateral flexion

b)

Medial rotation

c)

Lateral rotation

d)

Circumduction

32.

When a limb at the shoulder or hip swings away from the midline, what movement is this?

a)

Medial rotation

b)

Lateral rotation

c)

Circumduction

d)

Flexion

33.

What movement involves a limb at the shoulder or hip turning toward the midline?

a)

Lateral rotation

b)

Flexion

c)

Medial rotation

d)

Circumduction

34.

Which ankle movement represents stepping on the car’s gas pedal?

a)

Dorsiflexion

b)

Plantar flexion

c)

Circumduction

d)

Supination

35.

Which movement occurs when the radius crosses over the ulna?

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Lateral flexion

d)

Rotation

36.

Which movement involves the head and vertebral column moving along the transverse plane?

a)

Extension

b)

Rotation

c)

Flexion

d)

Abduction

37.

Which movement brings the radius and ulna parallel to one another?

a)

Pronation

b)

Supination

c)

Flexion

d)

Abduction