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Intro to Anatomy

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When standing upright, palm facing forward, this position is called

a)
anatomical position
b)
neutral position
c)
supine position
d)
reclined position
2.

toward the side with respect to the imaginary midline

a)

distal

b)

lateral

c)

superior

d)

anterior

3.

What term means "study of disease"?

a)

abdominal

b)

pathology

c)

cardiac

d)

ventral

4.

Which of the following is NOT an anatomical plane?

a)

vertical

b)

transverse

c)

lateral

d)

coronal

5.

Write True or False: The shoulder is lateral to the neck

a)
true
b)

false

6.

Which side is facing you?

a)

Ventral

b)

Dorsal

c)

Lateral

d)

Medial

7.

Which side is facing you?

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Dorsal

d)

Inferior

8.

Divides body into top and bottom portions

a)

Medial Plane

b)

Sagittal

c)

Proximal

d)

Transverse Plane

9.
The head is ______ to the chest.
a)
superior
b)
dorsal
c)
inferior
d)
ventral
10.

The right shoulder is ______ to the sternum. (see pic for sternum)

a)

medial

b)

proximal

c)

distal

d)

lateral

11.

The knee is _________ to the ankle

a)

lateral

b)

medial

c)

proximal

d)

distal

12.

Which two cavities create the dorsal cavity?

a)

1 and 3

b)

7 and 4

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 7

13.

The plane of the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior.

a)

sagittal plane

b)

frontal plane

c)

transverse plane

d)

median plane

14.

Identify this direction.

a)

Deep

b)

Medial

c)

Lateral

d)

Distal

15.

Identify this direction.

a)

Deep

b)

Medial

c)

Lateral

d)

Distal

16.

Identify this direction.

a)

Prone

b)

Lateral

c)

Supine

d)

Proximal

17.

If a patient loses an arm, the midsagittal plane will change.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of these is distal to the wrist? Choose all that apply.

a)

hand

b)

fingers

c)

elbow

d)

palm

e)

shoulder

19.

Your skin is ___________ to your bones

a)

deep

b)

lateral

c)

superficial

d)

dorsal

20.

The ears are ____ to the eyes.

a)

Inferior

b)

Deep

c)

Lateral

d)

Superior

21.
The bone is _____ to the skin.
a)
inferior
b)
superficial
c)
deep
d)
posterior
22.

Which of these separates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity?

a)

stomach

b)

rubcage

c)

spleen

d)

diaphragm

23.

The shoulder blades are _______ to the ribs.

a)

posterior

b)

lateral

c)

anterior

d)

inferior

24.

Which of these terms are opposite in meaning?

a)

superficial and proximal

b)

distal and proximal

c)

medial and distal

d)

posterior and inferior

25.

How would you describe the relationship between the thoracic and spinal cavities?

a)

the thoracic cavity is superior to the spinal cavity

b)

the thoracic cavity is inferior to the spinal cavity

c)

the thoracic cavity is medial to the spinal cavity

d)

the thoracic cavity is ventral to the spinal cavity

26.

You need to perform open heart surgery on a patient. Which type of cut would you make?

a)

Midsagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

d)

Median

27.

The navel is ________ to the hips

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

dorsal

d)

posterior

28.

Which position is shown here?

a)

supine

b)

prone

c)

standard

d)

horizontal

29.

Which position is shown here?

a)

supine

b)

prone

c)

standard

d)

transverse

30.

Identify the cavities in orange (aka dorsal cavity)

a)

spinal

b)

cranial

c)

thoracic

d)

abdominal

31.

Identify 7

a)

Ventral cavity

b)

Abdominal cavity

c)

Thoracic cavity

d)

Pelvic cavity

32.

Identify 8

a)

Pelvic cavity

b)

Thoracic cavity

c)

Ventral cavity

d)

Abdominal