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The Basics of the Body Test

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which number image shows the frontal/coronal plane?

a)
Image 1
b)
Image 2
c)
Image 3
2.

Which number image shows the midsagittal plane?

a)
Image 1
b)
Image 2
c)
Image 3
3.

Which number image shows the transverse plane?

a)
Image 1
b)
Image 2
c)
Image 3
4.
Which letter is the spinal cavity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
5.
Which letter is the thoracic cavity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
6.
Which letter is the cranial cavity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
7.
Which letter is the abdominal cavity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
8.
Which letter is the pelvic cavity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
9.

What is the correct abbreviation for the quadrant labeled #1.

a)
RUQ
b)
RLQ
c)
LUQ
d)
LLQ
10.

What is the correct abbreviation for the quadrant labeled #2.

a)
RUQ
b)
RLQ
c)
LUQ
d)
LLQ
11.

What is the correct abbreviation for the quadrant labeled #3. (Answer if ALLCAPS, with no spaces)

(a)  

12.

What is the correct abbreviation for the quadrant labeled #4. (Answer if ALLCAPS, with no spaces)

(a)  

13.

Which abdominal quadrant includes the liver and the gallbladder?

a)
right upper quadrant
b)
left upper quadrant
c)
right lower quadrant
d)
left lower quadrant
14.
Which numbered abdominal region means "pertaining to above the stomach"?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
15.
Which number region is the umbilical region?
a)
5
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
e)
4
16.
Which TWO regions mean "pertaining to the lower back"?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
1
d)
2
e)
3
17.
True or False: Anatomists prefer abdominal regions versus abdominal quadrants, because it is less specific in defining the location of internal organs and structures.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What is the basic structural unit of the body?
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ
d)
Body
e)
Organism
19.
What is a group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function?
a)
Cell
b)
Organ
c)
System
d)
Tissue
20.
How many major body systems do we have?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
21.
What term means: A condition or disease caused by a temporary deficiency in blood flow to an organ or tissue?
a)
infectious
b)
ischemic
c)
malignant
d)
neoplastic
22.
What term means: A disease that has an unknown etiology?
a)
iatrogenic
b)
idiopathic
c)
immunological
d)
infectious
23.
What does "etiology" mean?
a)
attack
b)
antibody
c)
cause
d)
condition
24.
What term means: A new, abnormal growth that may be cancerous or noncancerous.
a)
neoplastic
b)
nosocomial
c)
nutritional
d)
opportunistic
25.
Which term refers to closer to the side of the body?
a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Proximal

d)

Distal

26.
Which term refers to closer to the point of origin?
a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

27.
Which term refers to closer to the outside of the body?
a)

Superficial

b)

Deep

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

28.
Which term refers to closer to the feet of the body?
a)

Inferior

b)

Superior

c)

Ventral

d)

Dorsal

29.
Choose the correct terms to finish the sentence...a ___________ plane divides the body into ____________ and inferior sections. (choose TWO answers to fill the blanks)
a)
transverse
b)
superior
c)
sagiattal
d)
frontal
e)
distal