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Med Term 2 Lessons 1-3

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are body planes important?

a)

They help in designing clothes

b)

They describe locations and relationships of body parts

c)

They are used in cooking

d)

They are part of the respiratory system

2.

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

3.

What are body planes?

a)

Imaginary lines dividing the body into sections

b)

Real lines on the body surface

c)

Tools used in surgery

d)

Parts of the skeletal system

4.

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

5.

What are the two main body cavities?

a)

Orbital and Nasal cavities

b)

Dorsal and Ventral cavities

c)

Buccal and Nasal cavities

d)

Ventral and Orbital cavities

6.

Which term describes a position above another part of the body?

a)

Inferior

b)

Cranial

c)

Superior

d)

Caudal

7.

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

8.

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

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

9.

In anatomical terms, what is the position of the belly button relative to the spine?

a)

Posterior

b)

Anterior

c)

Dorsal

d)

Lateral

10.

The midsagittal plane separates the body into...

a)

top and bottom

b)

left and right

c)

front and back

11.

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

12.

Another word for posterior (back side) is

a)

ventral

b)

anterior

c)

dorsal

d)

sagital

13.

Which term describes a position farther from the point of reference?

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Deep

14.

What side of the body is being shown

a)

Posterior

b)

Anterior

c)

Inferior

d)

Superior

15.

What side of the body is being shown?

a)

Posterior

b)

Medial

c)

Proximal

d)

Anterior

16.

What direction is the arrow pointing?

a)

Inferior

b)

Proximal

c)

Superior

d)

Superficial

17.

What direction is the arrow pointing?

a)

Inferior

b)

Proximal

c)

Superior

d)

Superficial

18.

What direction are the arrows pointing?

a)

Deep

b)

Medial

c)

Lateral

d)

Distal

19.

What direction are the arrows pointing?

a)

Prone

b)

Lateral

c)

Distal

d)

Proximal

20.

Your feet are ________ to your knees.

a)

caudal

b)

cephalic

c)

inferior

d)

superior

21.

The head is _____ to the shoulders.

a)

proximal

b)

caudal

c)

superior

d)

inferior

22.
The knee is _______ to the ankle.
a)
proximal
b)
lateral
c)
distal
d)
medial
23.

The heart is ____________ to the hips

a)

posterior

b)

anterior

c)

superior

d)

inferior

24.
Used on limbs only.
a)
anterior/posterior
b)
inferior/superior
c)
proximal/distal
d)
ventral/dorsal
25.
Which of the following best describes anatomical position?
a)
Erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
b)
erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
c)
laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
d)
laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
26.

How many anatomical planes are there?

a)

three

b)

four

c)

six

d)

two

27.

Cranial cavity

a)

1

b)

11

c)

3

d)

4

28.

Thoracic Cavity

a)

8

b)

11

c)

5

d)

10

29.

Dorsal Cavity

a)

2

b)

1

c)

7

d)

6

30.

Abdominopelvic Cavity

a)

11

b)

9

c)

10

d)

4

31.

Ventral Cavity

a)

2

b)

5

c)

9

d)

10

32.

Spinal Cavity

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

33.

pelvic cavity

a)

10

b)

9

c)

4

d)

1

34.

abdominal cavity

a)

10

b)

9

c)

4

d)

1

35.

What is section 6?

a)

Umbilical

b)

Left lumbar

c)

Right lumbar

d)

Right iliac

36.

Identify the abdominal area shaded in green:

a)

RLQ

b)

LLQ

c)

epigastric

37.

Identify what quadrant the green area shows:

a)

LLQ

b)

LUQ

c)

RUQ

38.

Which abdominal region is highlighted in green?

a)

umbilical

b)

epigastric

39.

Which abdominal region is highlighted in green?

a)

umbilical

b)

epigastric

40.

What muscle structure helps separate the thoracic and abdominal cavities?

a)

intestines

b)

diaphram

c)

buccal

41.

Vertebral is another name that is used for the ______ cavity.

a)

pelvic

b)

spinal

c)

cranial

42.

What abdominal region is #9?

a)

Left Inguinal

b)

Left Hypochondriac Region

c)

Epigastric

d)

Hypogastric

43.

What is a?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant

b)

Left Upper Quadrant

c)

Right Lower Quadrant

d)

Left Lower Quadrant

44.

Brain is found in which of these cavities?

a)

spinal

b)

ventral

c)

dorsal

d)

pleural

e)

cranial

45.

Stomach is found in __ cavity.

a)

dorsal

b)

pleural

c)

thoracic

d)

ventral