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Medical Terminology Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The _____ plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
a)
sagittal
b)
transverse
c)

coronal

d)
midsagittal
2.

The heart is superior to the .

a)

shoulder

b)

intestines

c)

head

d)

neck

3.

The elbow is distal to the .

a)

fingers

b)

hand

c)

wrist

d)

shoulder

4.
Your toes are _____ to your knee
a)
proximal
b)
superior
c)
cephalic
d)
distal
5.
The left lumbar region is more _____ than the epigastric region.
a)
lateral
b)
inferior
c)
medial
d)
posterior
6.
The spine is on the _____ side of the body.
a)
anterior
b)
ventral
c)
posterior
d)
distal
7.
Your shoulder is _____ to your elbow.
a)
distal
b)
proximal
c)
posterior
d)
inferior
8.
In which body cavity would you find the brain?
a)
abdominopelvic
b)
spinal
c)
thoracic
d)
cranial
9.
In which body cavity would you find the eye?
a)
spinal
b)
oral
c)
thoracic
d)
orbital
10.
Which plane is A
a)
transverse
b)
coronal
c)
sagittal
11.
Which plane is B
a)
transverse
b)
coronal
c)
sagittal
12.
Which plane is C
a)
transverse
b)
coronal
c)
sagittal
13.
What abdominal region is A
a)
right hypochondriac
b)

left hypochondriac

c)

right lumbar

d)

left iliac

14.
What abdominal region is B
a)

hypogastric

b)

umbilical

c)

epigastric

d)

left lumbar

15.
What abdominal region is C
a)

right hypochondriac

b)

left hypochrondriac

c)

right lumber

d)

left iliac

16.
What abdominal region is D
a)

right hypochondriac

b)

left hypochondriac

c)

right lumbar

d)

left iliac

17.
What abdominal region is E
a)
umbilical
b)

epigastric

c)

hypogastric

d)

left lumbar

18.
What abdominal region is F
a)
left lumbar
b)

right lumbar

c)

`left iliac

d)

right iliac

19.
What abdominal region is G
a)

right lumbar

b)

left hypochondriac

c)

left iliac

d)

right iliac

20.
What abdominal region is H
a)
hypogastric
b)

epigastric

c)

umbilical

21.
What abdominal region is I
a)

right iliac

b)

right hypochondriac

c)

left iliac

d)

left hypochondriac

22.

What body position is prone

(a)  

23.

What body position is Fowler's

(a)  

24.

What body position is Sims' or Recovery

(a)  

25.

What body position is Dorsal Recumbent

(a)  

26.

What body position is Supine

(a)  

27.
The arrow pointing to number 2 is the
a)
umbilical
b)
gluteal
c)
antecubital
d)
calf
28.
The arrow pointing to number 12 is the
a)
scapular
b)
femoral
c)
cervical
d)
thoracic
29.
The arrow pointing to number 15 is the
a)
inguinal
b)
femoral
c)
cervical
d)
popliteal
30.
The arrow pointing to number 10 is the
a)
scapular
b)
cranial
c)
brachial
d)
gluteal
31.
The arrow pointing to number 6 is the
a)
abdominal
b)
umbilical
c)
inguinal
d)
thoracic
32.
_____ position is considered the starting point when describing movement and directional terms.
a)
supine
b)
prone
c)
lithotomy
d)
anatomical
33.
What does the abbreviation p.o. stand for?
a)
postoperative
b)
by mouth
c)
patient
d)
preoperative
34.
The suffix -itis means ______.
a)
inflammation
b)
study of
c)
within
d)
condition
35.
The prefix _____ means “bad” or “poor.”
a)
tachy-
b)
pseudo-
c)
ecto-
d)
mal-