Quiz about directional terms, body planes, & a few cavities

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Anterior

Answer

Posterior

Answer

Inferior

Answer

Superior

Question 2

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Posterior

Answer

Medial

Answer

Proximal

Answer

Question 3

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Superior

Answer

Inferior

Answer

Proximal

Answer

Superficial

Question 4

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Inferior

Answer

Proximal

Answer

Superior

Answer

Superficial

Question 5

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Medial

Answer

Deep

Answer

Lateral

Answer

Distal

Question 6

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Lateral

Answer

Deep

Answer

Medial

Answer

Distal

Question 7

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Proximal

Answer

Prone

Answer

Lateral

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Supine

Question 8

Anatomical Position

Accepted Answer

Distal

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Prone

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Lateral

Answer

Proximal

Question 9

How many anatomical planes are there?

Accepted Answer

three

Answer

four

Answer

six

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two

Question 10

Which anatomical plane is the ONLY horizontal plane?

Accepted Answer

transverse

Answer

sagittal

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frontal

Question 11

Which anatomical plane divides the body into equal right and left sides?

Accepted Answer

midline plane

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Transverse plane

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Horizontal plane

Question 12

Which anatomical plane divides the body into front and back

Accepted Answer

frontal/coronal

Answer

transverse/horizontal

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sagittal plane

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none of the above

Question 13

What is the term used to refer to the front of the body?

Accepted Answer

anterior/ventral

Answer

cranial

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posterior/dorsal

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proximal

Question 14

Superficial (external)

Accepted Answer

toward or at the body surface

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away from the body surface; more internal

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divides the body into right and left parts

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cuts made diagonally

Question 15

Cranial cavity

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

11

Answer

4

Question 16

Dorsal Cavity

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

7

Answer

6

Question 17

Spinal Cavity

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

1

Question 18

pelvic cavity

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

9

Answer

4

Answer

1

Question 19

abdominal cavity

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

4

Answer

1

Question 20

pleural

Accepted Answer

thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs

Answer

Having to do with the upper middle area of the abdomen

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distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate

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relating to the bones forming the human wrist

Question 21

Identification and naming of body parts

Accepted Answer

anatomy

Answer

physiology

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biology

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metabolism

Question 22

Lateral

Accepted Answer

Toward the sides

Answer

Toward the midline

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Toward the front / belly

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Toward the back

Question 23

Posterior (Dorsal)

Accepted Answer

Toward the back

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Toward the tail

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Toward the head

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Toward the front / belly

Question 24

Deep

Accepted Answer

Toward the center of the body or organ

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Toward the midline

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Toward the back

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Toward the front / belly

Question 25

Inferior

Accepted Answer

Below some other body part

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Toward the center of the body or organ

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Above some other body part

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Near the surface of the body or organ

Question 26

Caudal

Accepted Answer

Toward the tail

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Toward the back

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Toward the center of the body or organ

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Toward the head

Question 27

the way in which a living organism or bodily part FUNCTION

Accepted Answer

physiology

Answer

biology

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forensics

Answer

anatomy

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