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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Chapter 5 part 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Anatomical position includes all the following except
Standing up
Facing forward
Holding arms up
Palms are forward
Medial means
toward the left
toward the right
toward the feet
toward the middle
Lateral means
away from the midline
away from the right
away from the left
away from the bottom
The image below shows which of the planes
sagittal
midline
midsagittal
transverse
This is another term for coronal plane.
midline
sagittal
transverse
frontal
This is another word for anterior or toward the front
dorsal
caudal
vertical
ventral
The word anterior means
right
front
back
left
This word means toward the back
inferior
anterior
superior
posterior
This is the vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions
frontal
sagittal
coronal
midline
dorsal or _______
inferior
cranial
posterior
cephalic
This vertical plane divides the body into equal left and right parts
vertical
sagittal
midsagittal
horizontal
Cephalic means
toward the back
toward the front
toward the feet
toward the head
This means toward the feet or tail
distal
caudal
cephalic
proximal
Body parts above other body parts.
distal
inferior
caudal
superior
The word inferior means
above / toward the head
below / body parts below other parts
away from the midline
toward the side
body parts distant from the point of attachment
inferior
proximal
caudal
distal
_______ is body parts toward the point of attachment.
coronal
proximal
caudal
distal
A _____ _______ is a space within a body that contains and protects the vital organs
body part
body cavity
body plane
body region
Which of these are the 2 main body cavities.
Thoracic & Spinal
Spinal & Pelvic
Dorsal & Ventral
Cranial & Abdominal
This 2 cavities make up the Dorsal cavity
Abdominal and Cranial
Cranial and Spinal
Pelvic and Thoracic
Dorsal and Ventral
This is the cavity that is located within the skull and protects the brain
Coronal
Cephalic
Caudal
Cranial
The spinal cavity protects which organ
brain
lungs
spinal cord
heart
3 of these cavities makeup the ventral cavity. Choose the one that does not.
Abdominal
Cranial
Pelvic
Thoracic
Term used when describing body parts in relation to other body parts . (position shown)
Anatomy
Anatomic Position
Anatomic reference systems
Body planes
This is the muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity (parachute shaped)
endometrium
diaphragm
smooth
Thoracic
