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Body Planes and Anatomical Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

below another part of the body

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

2.

front of the body

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

3.

toward midline

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

4.

Which plan divides the body into anterior and posterior?

a)

Coronal Plane

b)

Transverse Plane

c)

Sagital Plane

5.

What is the anatomical term that splits the human body into the front plane and back?

a)

transverse

b)

saggital

c)

coronal

6.

What anatomical plane divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sides?

a)

lateral

b)

coronal

c)

transverse

d)

sagittal

7.

When standing upright, your knee is _____ to your head.

a)

inferior

b)

superior

c)

anterior

d)

dorsal

8.

toward the side with respect to the imaginary midline

a)

distal

b)

lateral

c)

superior

d)

anterior

9.

Which of the following is NOT an anatomical plane?

a)

vertical

b)

transverse

c)

lateral

d)

coronal

10.

Which of the following planes is a horizontal line through the body?

a)

saggital

b)

transverse

c)

horizontal

d)

coronal

11.

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

(a)  

12.

Which of the following planes is a horizontal line through the body?

a)

coronal

b)

transverse

c)

vertical

d)

sagittal

13.

Which anatomical term describes a position closer to the point of attachment or to the trunk of the body?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Medial

14.

What is the anatomical term for a plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts?

a)

Sagittal Plane

b)

Coronal Plane

c)

Transverse Plane

d)

Oblique Plane

15.

In anatomical terms, which plane would you use to separate the body into equal right and left halves?

a)

Midsagittal Plane

b)

Parasagittal Plane

c)

Coronal Plane

d)

Transverse Plane