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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Quiz – Anatomical Directions & Planes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the sagittal plane divide the body into?
Upper and lower parts
Front and back parts
Left and right parts
Internal and external parts
The midsagittal plane divides the body:
Unequally into right and left sides
Along the transverse axis
Equally into right and left halves
Into front and back sections
The frontal plane divides the body into:
Superior and inferior parts
Left and right parts
Proximal and distal parts
Anterior and posterior parts
Which term refers to the front or belly side of the body?
Dorsal
Posterior
Ventral
Caudal
The term dorsal refers to:
The front of the body
The head region
The back side of the body
The lower portion of the body
The anterior aspect of the body is the:
Back side
Bottom
Front side
Left side
Posterior means:
Toward the head
Closer to the midline
Toward the front
Toward the back
The term superior means:
Below another structure
On the opposite side
Toward the head or upper part of the body
Farther from the origin
Inferior refers to:
Toward the midline
Below or lower in position
Farther from the body's surface
In front of another structure
The term cephalic means:
Toward the feet
Toward the tail
Toward the head
Toward the back
Caudal is a term that refers to:
Toward the front
Toward the tail or lower body
Toward the midline
Toward the skull
The term proximal refers to:
Closer to the origin or attachment point
Away from the midline
On the opposite side
Closer to the skin
Distal refers to:
Toward the head
Farther from the origin or point of attachment
Toward the midline
Toward the body surface
Medial means:
Farther from the midline
Toward the midline of the body
On the opposite side
Closer to the limbs
The term lateral refers to:
Closer to the point of origin
Farther from the head
Away from the midline of the body
On the same side
front of the body
ventral
dorsal
medial
lateral
The RED arrow is pointing to the ________side of the leg
anterior
posterior
