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Medical Terminology Chapter 5 part 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anatomical position includes all the following except

a)

Standing up

b)

Facing forward

c)

Holding arms up

d)

Palms are forward

2.

Medial means

a)

toward the left

b)

toward the right

c)

toward the feet

d)

toward the middle

3.

Lateral means

a)

away from the midline

b)

away from the right

c)

away from the left

d)

away from the bottom

4.

The image below shows which of the planes

a)

sagittal

b)

midline

c)

midsagittal

d)

transverse

5.

This is another term for coronal plane.

a)

midline

b)

sagittal

c)

transverse

d)

frontal

6.

This is another word for anterior or toward the front

a)

dorsal

b)

caudal

c)

vertical

d)

ventral

7.

The word anterior means

a)

right

b)

front

c)

back

d)

left

8.

This word means toward the back

a)

inferior

b)

anterior

c)

superior

d)

posterior

9.

This is the vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

a)

frontal

b)

sagittal

c)

coronal

d)

midline

10.

dorsal or _______

a)

inferior

b)

cranial

c)

posterior

d)

cephalic

11.

This vertical plane divides the body into equal left and right parts

a)

vertical

b)

sagittal

c)

midsagittal

d)

horizontal

12.

Cephalic means

a)

toward the back

b)

toward the front

c)

toward the feet

d)

toward the head

13.

This means toward the feet or tail

a)

distal

b)

caudal

c)

cephalic

d)

proximal

14.

Body parts above other body parts.

a)

distal

b)

inferior

c)

caudal

d)

superior

15.

The word inferior means

a)

above / toward the head

b)

below / body parts below other parts

c)

away from the midline

d)

toward the side

16.

body parts distant from the point of attachment

a)

inferior

b)

proximal

c)

caudal

d)

distal

17.

_______ is body parts toward the point of attachment.

a)

coronal

b)

proximal

c)

caudal

d)

distal

18.

A _____ _______ is a space within a body that contains and protects the vital organs

a)

body part

b)

body cavity

c)

body plane

d)

body region

19.

Which of these are the 2 main body cavities.

a)

Thoracic & Spinal

b)

Spinal & Pelvic

c)

Dorsal & Ventral

d)

Cranial & Abdominal

20.

This 2 cavities make up the Dorsal cavity

a)

Abdominal and Cranial

b)

Cranial and Spinal

c)

Pelvic and Thoracic

d)

Dorsal and Ventral

21.

This is the cavity that is located within the skull and protects the brain

a)

Coronal

b)

Cephalic

c)

Caudal

d)

Cranial

22.

The spinal cavity protects which organ

a)

brain

b)

lungs

c)

spinal cord

d)

heart

23.

3 of these cavities makeup the ventral cavity. Choose the one that does not.

a)

Abdominal

b)

Cranial

c)

Pelvic

d)

Thoracic

24.

Term used when describing body parts in relation to other body parts . (position shown)

a)

Anatomy

b)

Anatomic Position

c)

Anatomic reference systems

d)

Body planes

25.

This is the muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity (parachute shaped)

a)

endometrium

b)

diaphragm

c)

smooth

d)

Thoracic