WorksheetsIntro vocab quiz
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the definition of adipose tissue?
A broad, flat tendon
A vessel in which the pulse can be felt
Tissue with gelatinous consistency
A small, fluid-filled sac that reduces friction
What is an aponeurosis?
A tube-shaped vessel
A broad, flat tendon
Tissue with gelatinous consistency
A transverse thickening of deep fascia
Which structure is defined as 'a vessel in which the pulse can be felt'?
Vein
Artery
Lymph node
Nerve
What type of tissue is easy to distinguish by its solid feel?
Skin
Bone
Fascia
Bursa
Which of the following reduces friction between two structures?
Ligament
Tendon
Bursa
Nerve
Which tissue has two types: superficial and deep?
Fascia
Ligament
Tendon
Retinaculum
What is a ligament?
Attaches muscle to bone
A structure connecting bones together at a joint
A vessel easily seen on the hand
A small, fluid-filled sac
What is a lymph node?
A bean-shaped structure, ranging in size from pea to almond
A vessel easily seen on the hand
A voluntary contractile tissue
A tube-shaped vessel that becomes tender when compressed
What type of tissue moves the skeleton?
Muscle
Tendon
Fascia
Ligament
Which structure is a tube-shaped vessel that becomes tender when compressed?
Tendon
Ligament
Nerve
Vein
Which structure straps down tendons and is a transverse thickening of deep fascia?
Retinaculum
Aponeurosis
Bursa
Artery
What is the largest organ of the body?
Skin
Bone
Lymph node
Muscle
What structure attaches muscle to bone?
Ligament
Tendon
Retinaculum
Fascia
Which vessel is easily seen on the dorsal surface of the hand?
Artery
Lymph node
Vein
Nerve
Which term describes a structure further toward the front of the body?
Posterior
Anterior
Lateral
Distal
Which term describes a structure deeper in the body?
Superficial
Deep
Inferior
Proximal
Which term describes a structure of the arm or leg that is further away from the trunk?
Proximal
Distal
Superior
Medial
Which term describes a structure closer to the feet?
Superior
Inferior
Anterior
Proximal
Which term describes a structure further away from the midline?
Medial
Lateral
Posterior
Deep
Which term describes a structure closer to the midline of the body?
Lateral
Anterior
Medial
Distal
Which term describes a structure further toward the back of the body?
Posterior
Superior
Superficial
Lateral
Which term describes a structure of the arm or leg that is closer to the trunk?
Proximal
Distal
Inferior
Anterior
Which term describes a structure closer to the body’s surface?
Deep
Superficial
Medial
Posterior
Which term describes a structure closer to the head?
Inferior
Distal
Superior
Lateral
Which movement moves a limb laterally away from the midline?
Adduction
Flexion
Abduction
Rotation
Which movement brings a limb medially toward the body’s midline?
Abduction
Adduction
Circumduction
Extension
Which movement is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction?
Circumduction
Pronation
Lateral flexion
Medial rotation
Which ankle movement represents letting off the car’s gas pedal?
Plantar flexion
Dorsiflexion
Pronation
Supination
Which movement straightens or opens a joint?
Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
Which movement bends a joint or brings bones closer together?
Extension
Flexion
Rotation
Lateral flexion
Which movement involves the head or vertebral column bending laterally to the side?
Lateral flexion
Medial rotation
Lateral rotation
Circumduction
When a limb at the shoulder or hip swings away from the midline, what movement is this?
Medial rotation
Lateral rotation
Circumduction
Flexion
What movement involves a limb at the shoulder or hip turning toward the midline?
Lateral rotation
Flexion
Medial rotation
Circumduction
Which ankle movement represents stepping on the car’s gas pedal?
Dorsiflexion
Plantar flexion
Circumduction
Supination
Which movement occurs when the radius crosses over the ulna?
Supination
Pronation
Lateral flexion
Rotation
Which movement involves the head and vertebral column moving along the transverse plane?
Extension
Rotation
Flexion
Abduction
Which movement brings the radius and ulna parallel to one another?
Pronation
Supination
Flexion
Abduction
