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Directional Terms in Anatomy

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Anterior or Ventral Mean?

a)

Back

b)

Tail End

c)

Head

d)

Front

2.

What does Posterior or Dorsal mean?

a)

Head

b)

Back

c)

Left and Right

d)

Tail End

3.

What is the cranial?

a)

The head of the body

b)

Back

c)

upper and lower

d)

The tail end of the body

4.

What is Caudal?

a)

Head of the body

b)

Left half of the body

c)

Right half of the body

d)

Tail end of the body

5.

Define Anatomy

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6.

Physiology is the function of the body

a)
True
b)
False
7.

Which one is anatomical position?

a)

Sitting down, face forward, arms at side, palms forward

b)

Standing erect, face down, arms at side, palms forward

c)

Standing erect, face forward, arms at side, palms forward

d)

Standing erect, face forward, arms by ears, palms forward

e)

Standing erect, face forward, arms at side, palms facing the body

8.

What does superior mean?

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9.

What does inferior mean?

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10.

What does medial mean?

a)

In the middle

b)

Toward the middle

c)

Away from the middle

d)

Above the middle

11.

Lateral Means:

(a)  

12.

Proximal means close to something. Example: The ankle is proximal to the eyes

a)
True
b)
False
13.

Superficial means Internal

a)
True
b)
False
14.

Superficial means external

a)
True
b)
False
15.

Proximal means toward the point of attachment. Example: The knee bone is proximal to the femur (Thigh bone)

a)
True
b)
False
16.

Deep means internal

a)
True
b)
False
17.

Define Planes

a)

Objects that fly in the skies

b)

Hollow areas of the body

c)

Imaginary anatomical dividing line

d)

Flat places of land

18.

A section is a cut made through the body in the direction of a certain plane

a)
True
b)
False
19.

Draw the sagittal plane:

20.
Divides body into top and bottom portions (superior-head; inferior-feat)
a)
Medial Plane
b)
Sagittal
c)
Proximal 
d)
Transverse Plane
21.

The plane of the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior.

a)

sagittal plane

b)

coronal plane

c)

transverse plane

d)

air plane

22.

The Dorsal cavity contains the:

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

All of the above

23.

The brain is in the:

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24.

The spinal cord is in the

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25.

A transverse or cross section divides the body into _____ and ____ parts.

a)

Right and Left

b)

Superior and Inferior

c)

Anterior and Posterior

26.

A sagittal section cuts the body into ____ and ____ parts.

a)

Right and Left

b)

Superior and Inferior

c)

Anterior and Posterior

27.

Which plan divides the body into anterior and posterior?

a)

Coronal Plane

b)

Transverse Plane

c)

Sagital Plane

28.
Which body cavity is located above the diaphragm and is surrounded by the rib cage?
a)
abdominal
b)
pelvic
c)
thoracic
29.
Which body cavity contains organs including the stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas?
a)
abdominal
b)
pelvic
c)
thoracic
30.

Which two body cavities are DORSAL body cavities?

a)

thoracic

b)

cranial

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

spinal

31.

Which of the following body cavities are VENTRAL body cavities?

a)

thoracic

b)

cranial

c)

abdominal

d)

pelvic

32.

What are the two main body cavities of the human body?

a)

Anterior

b)

Ventral

c)

Dorsal

d)

Abdominopelvic

33.

The ventral body cavity consists of

a)

the cranial and spinal cavities

b)

the thoracic cavity

c)

the cranial and abdominopelvic cavity

d)

the abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities

34.

The brain is in the _ cavity.

(a)  

35.

Choose all that apply: The Pelvic cavity contains the:

a)

Urinary Bladder

b)

Kidneys

c)

Reproductive organs

d)

Stomach

e)

Brain

36.

Membranes are formed by putting two thin layers of tissue together, cells may secrete fluids

a)
True
b)
False
37.

Choose all that apply: Mucous membranes line the ____ Systems

a)

Digestive

b)

Spinal

c)

Respiratory

d)

Reproductive

e)

Urinary

38.
This type of tissue includes ligaments, tendons, and cartilage
a)
epithelial
b)
connective
c)
muscular
d)
nervous
39.
The common term for adipose tissue is
a)
Fat
b)
Blood
c)
Bone
d)
Cartilage
40.
A collection of the same kinds of cells working together to do the same job.
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
system
41.

There are over 200 different kinds of tissues in the human body. The 200 kinds of tissues can be divided into 4 major categories of tissues. Which of the following categories of tissue is correctly matched with its function?

a)

Nervous tissue function includes the functions of the following: fat, blood, and bone.

b)

Connective tissue produces movement by contracting and pulling on an anchor point.

c)

Muscle tissue helps carry electrical signals to other tissues around an organism's body.

d)

Epithelial tissue covers and protects other tissues from their surrounding environment.

42.

found in linings and on surfaces of organs, ducts, tracts...

a)

connective

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

epithelial

43.
A group of tissues that performs a specific function is a(n)
a)
Organ System 
b)
Organism 
c)
Tissue 
d)
Organ 
44.

Which IS NOT a system of a human body?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Circulatory

c)

Speech

d)

Nervous

45.

Which system provides structure and support for the body?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

digestive

d)

excretory

46.

What is an organ?

a)

A group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions.

b)

the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.

c)

all of the bones and muscles in your body and responsible for body structure and movements.

d)

responsible for providing your body with nutrients from food.

47.

Which system are the lungs in?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Digestive

c)

Circulatory

d)

Nervous