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Practice Exam chapter 1 Language of Anatomy

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Divides body into top and bottom portions (superior-head; inferior-feat)
a)
Medial Plane
b)
Sagittal
c)
Proximal 
d)
Transverse Plane
2.
A sagittal cut divides the body into
a)
superior (cranial) and inferior (caudal)
b)
left and right
c)
anterior and posterior
3.
A frontal cut divides the body into
a)
superior (cranial) and inferior (caudal)
b)
left and right
c)
anterior and posterior
4.
Which body plane is pictured?
a)
sagittal
b)
frontal (coronal)
c)
transverse
5.

Which cavity houses the spinal cord?

a)

Dorsal Body Cavity

b)

Ventral Body Cavity

c)

Abdominopelvic body cavity

d)

Cranial Cavity

6.
What are the body parts located above the transverse plane called?
a)
superior 
b)
inferior
c)
proximal 
d)
distal
7.

Closer to the head

a)

Anterior

b)

Proximal

c)

Superior

d)

Medial

8.

Away from the head

a)

Inferior

b)

Lateral

c)

Deep

d)

Distal

9.

Toward the front of the body

a)

Superficial

b)

Anterior

c)

Inferior

d)

Proximal

10.

Another term for anterior

a)

Dorsal

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Ventral

11.
Muscles are __________ to bones.
a)
deep
b)
superior
c)
medial
d)
superficial
12.

The heart is ______________ to my spinal cord.

a)

Posterior

b)

Anterior

c)

inferior

d)

superior

13.

Your lungs are lateral to your heart.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A _____wound might require medical attention whereas a ____cut or scratch would just need basic bandages.

a)

superficial, deep

b)

deep, superficial

15.
These two names are used to describe the location on the arms and legs. 
a)
Proxmial and Medial
b)
Lateral and Distal
c)
Medial and Lateral
d)
Proximal and Distal
16.

Toward the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Superficial

c)

Proximal

d)

Medial

17.

Divides the body into left and right portions

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal

d)

Nonplanar

18.

Divides the body into front and back portions

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

d)

Nonplanar

19.

armpit

a)

axillary

b)

brachial

c)

umbilical

d)

cephalic

20.

In reference to the relationship between the patellar and popliteal regions, which of the following statements is correct?

a)

The patellar region is superior to the popliteal region.

b)

The patellar region is proximal to the popliteal region.

c)

The patellar region is lateral to the popliteal region.

d)

The patellar region is anterior to the popliteal region.

21.

The surgeon asked the surgical technician to help create an opening in the chest during

open heart surgery along a plane that equally separated the right and left halves of the thoracic cavity. This section is known as a(n) ________.

a)

sagittal section

b)

transverse section

c)

frontal section

d)

coronal section

22.

Which cavity houses the heart and lungs?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

E

d)

F

23.

When we imagine a person exhibiting anatomical position, the palms of the hands are assumed to be facing ________.

a)

to the side

b)

forward

c)

down

d)

behind

24.
Which body cavity contains organs including the stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas?
a)
abdominal
b)
pelvic
c)
thoracic
25.
What divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
a)
Diafragm
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Skin
d)
Liver
26.
Toward an attachment 
a)
proximal 
b)
distal 
c)
lateral 
d)
medial 
27.
Your shoulder is ______________ to your elbow.
a)
superficial
b)
proximal
c)
distal
d)
deep
28.

What is an example of an organ?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Blood

c)

Insulin

d)

Knee

29.

What is the main product of the endocrine system?

a)

Bones

b)

Blood

c)

White blood cells

d)

Hormones

30.

Which of the following lists is in the order of increasing levels of complexity?

a)

organelles - tissues - cells - organ systems - organs

b)

organelles - cells - tissues - organs - organ systems

c)

cells - macromolecules - tissues - body - organs

d)

tissue - cell - organs - organelles - organ systems

31.

The heart is an example of a(n)

a)

cell

b)

organ

c)

organelle

d)

organ segment

32.

Anatomy =

a)

"structure"

b)

"function"

33.

A group of cells make up

a)

tissues

b)

organs

c)

organ systems

d)

organisms

34.
List the levels of organization in the human body in order from least complex to most complex…
a)
Tissues, cells, organ systems, organs, and organism
b)
Cells, tissues, organ systems, organs, and organism
c)
Cells, tissues, organs, organism, and organ systems
d)
Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organism
35.
Which system collects and removes wastes?
a)
Muscular
b)
Circulatory
c)
Digestive
d)
Excretory
36.
The mouth, esophagus and large intestine belong to what system?
a)
Nervous System
b)
Digestive System 
c)
Integumentary System
d)
Lymphatic System 
37.

This system consists of the skin, hair, and nails.

a)

Integumentary

b)

Nervous

c)

Skeletal

d)

Muscular

38.

The ______ system's function is gas exchange. It brings oxygen in and exhales carbon dioxide with the lungs, trachea, and diaphragm

a)

endocrine

b)

excretory

c)

circulatory

d)

respiratory

39.

Lucy touched a mug of cocoa. The mug was very hot. She pulled her hand back quickly from the mug.Which body systems interacted to allow Lucy to interpret that the mug was hot and react by pulling her hand away?

a)

nervous system and digestive system

b)

nervous system and muscular system

c)

circulatory system and skeletal system

d)

circulatory system and respiratory system

40.

Match the following

a)
1.

lateral

b)
2.

medial

c)
3.

distal

d)
4.

proximal

41.

Where is an organ that is toward the midline of the body?

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

prone

d)

supine

42.

Which side is facing you?

a)

Ventral

b)

Dorsal

c)

Lateral

d)

Medial

43.
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
44.
My nose is ______________ to my shoulders
a)
inferior
b)
superior
45.
My elbow is ______________ to my fingers
a)
proximal
b)
distal
46.
A __________________ plane divides the body into equal right and left
a)
midsagital
b)
frontal
c)
transverse
d)
oblique
47.
Away from midline
a)
Lateral
b)
Distal
c)
Superior
d)
Transverse
48.
Away from the origin or trunk
a)
Deep
b)
Distal
c)
Proximal
d)
Posterior
49.

What body position is considered the “starting point” for describing body positions?

a)

SOFT Planes

b)

Anatomical Position

c)

Quadrants

d)

Cavities

50.

What body position is considered the “starting point” for describing body positions?

a)

SOFT Planes

b)

Anatomical Position

c)

Quadrants

d)

Cavities

51.

Physiology means

a)

The study of the form of all living things.

b)

The study of the body.

c)

The study of how living things work.

d)

None of the above.

52.

Which cavity contains the brain?

a)

Oral

b)

Cranial

c)

Orbital

d)

Abdominopelvic

53.

Number 24 (located on the r leg) on the anatomy chart represents this region

a)

patellar

b)

mentis

c)

digits

d)

plantar

54.

Area 14 (located on the L arm) in the image represents

a)

the antecubital area

b)

the femoral area

c)

the antebrachial

d)

the hallux area

55.

Area 6 (located on the face) in the image represents this landmark

a)

orbital

b)

nasus

c)

cervicis

d)

buccal area

56.

Region 25 (located on the r leg) in the image represents the

a)

femoral region

b)

the crural region

c)

the calcaneus region

d)

the inguinal region

57.

This region includes the groin area of the body.

a)

abdomen

b)

tarsus

c)

carpus

d)

inguinal

58.

Area 20 (located on the trunk) in the image is the __________ region

a)

Axillary

b)

abdominal

c)

brachial

d)

gluteal

e)

abdominopelvic

59.

The blue plane in the image represents a

a)

transverse plane

b)

frontal plane

c)

sagittal plane

d)

midsagittal plane

60.

The RED arrow is pointing to the ________side of the leg

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

61.

Which type of section is this?

a)

Coronal / Frontal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse / Horizontal

d)

Midsagittal

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