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WorksheetsHomeostasis, Directional Terms, Body Planes/Cavities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When your patient is laying face up:
supine
prone
When your patient is laying face down:
prone
supine
Which of the following divides the body into upper (superior) & lower (inferior) portions?
transverse (horizontal) plane
median (midsagittal) plane
frontal (coronal) plane
Which of the following divides the body into equal right and left halves?
median (midsagittal) plane
frontal (coronal) plane
transverse (horizontal) plane
Which of the following body planes divides the body into front (anterior) & back (posterior) portions?
frontal (coronal) plane
transverse (horizontal) plane
median (midsagittal) plane
The little toe is ____ to the big toe.
lateral
medial
proximal
distal
When you lay in a prone position, you are laying on your ____ surface.
anterior
posterior
dorsal
superior
The ankle is ____ to the knees.
inferior
superior
anterior
medial
The fingers are located ____ to the wrist bones (carpals).
distal
proximal
anterior
posterior
The heart and lungs are located ____ to the abdominal organs.
superior
inferior
anterior
posterior
toward the mid-line, middle, away from the side
medial
lateral
proximal
distal
away from, farther from the origin or attachment to the body
distal
proximal
superior
medial
toward the side of the body, away from the midline
lateral
medial
distal
proximal
toward or near the truck of the body, near the point of attachment
proximal
distal
lateral
medial
back, behind something
posterior
anterior
superior
inferior
lower, or below something
inferior
superior
anterior
posterior
front, in front of
anterior
posterior
medial
lateral
upper, or above something
superior
inferior
anterior
posterior
Which of the following is a method for body warming?
shivering
blood vessel dilation
sweating
going inside when it is cold
Which of the following is a method for body cooling?
sweating
shivering
goosebumps
jumping in a pool
