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Medical Term Review for Final Exam Part 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

pain, painful condition

a)

-sclerosis

b)

-algia

c)

-rrhage

d)

-itis

2.

bad, difficult, painful

a)

-ostomy

b)

hypo-

c)

dys-

d)

hyper-

3.

surgical removal, cutting out

a)

-sclerosis

b)

-plasty

c)

-ectomy

d)

-osis

4.

excessive, increased

a)

hyper-

b)

hypo-

c)

-itis

d)

-rrhage

5.

under, below

a)

-sclerosis

b)

hypo-

c)

hyper-

d)

-plasty

6.

inflammation

a)

-itis

b)

-sclerosis

c)

-rrhexis

d)

-plasty

7.

surgical repair

a)

-plasty

b)

-osis

c)

hyper-

d)

-sclerosis

8.

cutting, surgical incision

a)

-sotomy

b)

-rrhage

c)

-rrhexis

d)

-sclerosis

9.

Imagine you're a super cool scientist who can slice the human body into different sections. Which plane would you use to divide the body into a top half and a bottom half?

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal

d)

Distal

10.

Which plane would you use to split a gummy bear body into a front half and a back half?

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal

d)

Distal

11.

Which plane would you use to neatly divide the body into right and left halves?

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal

d)

Distal

12.

If your head is in the clouds, which term would you use to describe your position relative to the people on the ground?

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Proximal

d)

Distal

13.

Which side of the body is also known as the anterior side? _______ side

a)

dorsal

b)

ventral

14.

Let's play a fun game of anatomy! Can you tell me what the posterior side of the body is also known as?

a)

Is it the dorsal side?

b)

Or is it the ventral side?

15.

Toward the front of the body.

a)

Superficial

b)

Anterior

c)

Inferior

d)

Proximal

16.

Toward the back of the body.

a)

Superficial

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Posterior

17.

Another term for anterior.

a)

Dorsal

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Ventral

18.

Another term for posterior.

a)

Medial

b)

Deep

c)

Dorsal

d)

Anterior

19.

Toward the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Superficial

c)

Proximal

d)

Medial

20.

Away from the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Posterior

21.

Closer to the trunk.

a)

Proximal

b)

Medial

c)

Superior

d)

Deep

22.

Away from the trunk.

a)

Superior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Anterior

23.

Divides the body into left and right portions.

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal.

24.

Divides the body into front and back portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

25.

Divides the body into top and bottom portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

26.

What does the transverse plane do?

a)

Divides the body into left and right halves

b)

Divides the body into front and back halves

c)

Divides the body into top and bottom halves

d)

Divides the body into equal parts

27.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main body planes?

a)

Transverse plane

b)

Sagittal plane

c)

Frontal (coronal) plane

d)

Oblique plane

28.

What does the sagittal plane do?

a)

Divides the body into front and back sections

b)

Divides the body into left and right sections

c)

Divides the body into upper and lower sections

d)

Divides the body into diagonal sections

29.

What does the term "lateral" refer to?

a)

Close to the midline

b)

Away from the midline

c)

Above the midline

d)

Below the midline

30.

In the example given, where is the nose in relation to the ears?

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

31.

The midsagittal plane separates the body into...

a)

top and bottom

b)

left and right

c)

front and back

32.

What is the function of body cavities?

a)

To store fat

b)

To contain vital organs

c)

To produce blood cells

d)

To support muscles

33.

What does the term "proximal" mean in anatomical direction?

a)

Closer to the point of reference (usually the trunk)

b)

Farther from the point of reference

c)

Near the body surface

d)

Away from the body surface

34.

Your feet are ________ to your knees.

a)

caudal

b)

cephalic

c)

inferior

d)

superior

35.

The head is _____ to the shoulders.

a)

proximal

b)

caudal

c)

superior

d)

inferior

36.

_______ means towards the side of the body.

a)

distal

b)

proximal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

37.
The knee is _______ to the ankle.
a)
proximal
b)
lateral
c)
distal
d)
medial
38.

The eyes are _________ to the ears

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

39.

The heart is ____________ to the hips

a)

posterior

b)

anterior

c)

superior

d)

inferior

40.
Used on limbs only.
a)
anterior/posterior
b)
inferior/superior
c)
proximal/distal
d)
ventral/dorsal
41.

What section will cut an organ into EQUAL right and left parts?

a)

sagittal

b)

mid-sagittal

c)

transverse

d)

coronal

42.

Which organ is located in the cranial cavity?

a)

spinal cord

b)

brain

c)

lungs

d)

esophagus

43.

What quadrant does number 3 Represent?

a)

Right Upper

b)

Left Upper

c)

Right Lower

d)

Left Lower

44.

What is section 1?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

45.

What is section 2?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

46.

What is section 3?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

47.

What is section 5?

a)

Umbilical

b)

Left lumbar

c)

Right lumbar

d)

Right iliac

48.

Front of body. Includes two distinct cavities separated by the diaphragm

a)

ventral cavities

b)

dorsal cavity

c)

cranial cavity

d)

spinal cavity

e)

body cavities

49.

One long, continuous cavity located on the back of the body.

a)

ventral cavities

b)

dorsal cavity

c)

cranial cavity

d)

spinal cavity

e)

body cavities

50.

Contains the spinal cord

a)

ventral cavities

b)

dorsal cavity

c)

cranial cavity

d)

spinal cavity

e)

body cavities