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Medical Terminology Quiz – Anatomical Directions & Planes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the sagittal plane divide the body into?

a)

Upper and lower parts

b)

Front and back parts

c)

Left and right parts

d)

Internal and external parts

2.

The midsagittal plane divides the body:

a)

Unequally into right and left sides

b)

Along the transverse axis

c)

Equally into right and left halves

d)

Into front and back sections

3.

The frontal plane divides the body into:

a)

Superior and inferior parts

b)

Left and right parts

c)

Proximal and distal parts

d)

Anterior and posterior parts

4.

Which term refers to the front or belly side of the body?

a)

Dorsal

b)

Posterior

c)

Ventral

d)

Caudal

5.

The term dorsal refers to:

a)

The front of the body

b)

The head region

c)

The back side of the body

d)

The lower portion of the body

6.

The anterior aspect of the body is the:

a)

Back side

b)

Bottom

c)

Front side

d)

Left side

7.

Posterior means:

a)

Toward the head

b)

Closer to the midline

c)

Toward the front

d)

Toward the back

8.

The term superior means:

a)

Below another structure

b)

On the opposite side

c)

Toward the head or upper part of the body

d)

Farther from the origin

9.

Inferior refers to:

a)

Toward the midline

b)

Below or lower in position

c)

Farther from the body's surface

d)

In front of another structure

10.

The term cephalic means:

a)

Toward the feet

b)

Toward the tail

c)

Toward the head

d)

Toward the back

11.

Caudal is a term that refers to:

a)

Toward the front

b)

Toward the tail or lower body

c)

Toward the midline

d)

Toward the skull

12.

The term proximal refers to:

a)

Closer to the origin or attachment point

b)

Away from the midline

c)

On the opposite side

d)

Closer to the skin

13.

Distal refers to:

a)

Toward the head

b)

Farther from the origin or point of attachment

c)

Toward the midline

d)

Toward the body surface

14.

Medial means:

a)

Farther from the midline

b)

Toward the midline of the body

c)

On the opposite side

d)

Closer to the limbs

15.

The term lateral refers to:

a)

Closer to the point of origin

b)

Farther from the head

c)

Away from the midline of the body

d)

On the same side

16.
Away from the origin or trunk
a)
Deep
b)
Distal
c)
Proximal
d)
Posterior
17.
A body part is above another part, or is closer to the head
a)
Superficial
b)
Lateral
c)
Superior
d)
Deep
18.
Away from midline
a)
Lateral
b)
Distal
c)
Superior
d)
Transverse
19.

front of the body

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

20.

The RED arrow is pointing to the ________side of the leg

a)

anterior

b)

posterior