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Directional Term, body cavity practice

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Closer to the head.

a)

Anterior

b)

Proximal

c)

Superior

d)

Medial

2.

Toward the front of the body.

a)

Superficial

b)

Anterior

c)

Inferior

d)

Proximal

3.

Toward the back of the body.

a)

Superficial

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Posterior

4.

Toward the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Superficial

c)

Proximal

d)

Medial

5.

Away from the midline of the body

a)

Inferior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Posterior

6.

Closer to the trunk.

a)

Proximal

b)

Medial

c)

Superior

d)

Deep

7.

Away from the trunk.

a)

Superior

b)

Distal

c)

Lateral

d)

Anterior

8.

Divides the body into left and right portions.

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal.

9.

Divides the body into front and back portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Transverse

10.

Divides the body into top and bottom portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

11.
Body cavities are spaces within the body that contain and protect vital organs.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Your lungs are lateral to your heart.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Your eyes and nose are on the _________ side of your body.

a)

Anterior

b)

Posterior

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

14.

The stomach is ______________ to the heart.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

15.

The nose is inferior and ________________________ to the eyes.

a)

inferior

b)

superior

c)

cranial

d)

medial

16.

In the _________________________ position, the body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and directed forward. The upper limbs are at the body's sides with the palms facing forward.

a)

inferior

b)

superior

c)

frontal

d)

anatomical

17.

The heart, lungs, and mediastinum are located in what body cavity?

a)

cranial

b)

spinal

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

thoracic

18.

Contains the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas, ureters and kidneys

a)

abdominal cavity

b)

pleural cavity

c)

pelvic cavity

d)

cranial cavity

19.
divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
a)
frontal (or coronal) plane
b)
sagittal plane
c)
transverse plane
d)
ipsilateral
20.

Toward the sides of the body

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

proximal

d)

distal

21.

Divides the body into equal right and left halves

a)

sagittal plane

b)

midsagittal plane

c)

medial

d)

transverse plane

22.
Towards the Front. 
[The eyes are _______ to the brain].
a)
Inferior
b)
Deep
c)
Lateral
d)
Anterior
23.
The knee is _______ to the ankle.
a)
proximal
b)
lateral
c)
distal
d)
medial
24.
The cranial cavity and the spinal (vertebral) cavity are both contained within the _______ cavity.
a)
dorsal
b)
ventral
c)
abdominal
d)
throacic
25.
Question Image

Match the following body regions:

a)

A

1.

right upper quadrant (RUQ)

b)

B

2.

left upper quadrant (LUQ)

c)

C

3.

right lower quadrant (RLQ)

d)

D

4.

left lower quadrant (LLQ)

26.

The skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

The spinal cord is _______ to the heart.

a)

superior

b)

lateral

c)

posterior

d)

anterior

28.

The liver is primarily located in which body cavity?

a)

thoracic cavity

b)

abdominal cavity

c)

cranial cavity

d)

pelvic cavity