Directional Terms and Planes

This term is used only on the limbs (arms and legs)

• Proximal
• Deep
• Anterior
• Posterior

If you were using anatomical terms to describe a location on the femur (thigh bone), you should use 

• Cranial and caudal
• Proximal and distal
• Inferior and superior

Compared to the heart, the skin is a _____ organ

• Deep
• Superficial
• Proximal
• Dorsal

The term used to describe a body part closer to the surface of the body than another

• Top
• Distal
• Superficial
• Plantar

Which is the correct structural order?

• tissue-cells-organ-organ system
• cells-tissue-organ system-organ
• tissue-cells-organ system-organs
• cells-tissue-organ-organ system

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

In the anatomical position, the palms are facing-

• forward
• backward

The right shoulder is ______ to the sternum.

• medial
• proximal
• distal
• lateral

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The head is ______ to the chest.

• superior
• dorsal
• inferior
• ventral

The bone is _____ to the skin.

• inferior
• superficial
• deep
• posterior

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The knee is _______ to the ankle.

• proximal
• lateral
• distal
• medial