Intro
Directional Terms
Regional Anatomy
section/Planes
Body cavities/ membranes
100

The study of the function of the human body is
termed _______. 

a. gross anatomy
b. systemic anatomy
c. cytology
d. physiology

d. physiology 

100

The nose is ______ to the lips.
a. anterior
b. superior
c. medial
d. proximal

b. superior 

100

The word cervical pertains to what region of your
body?
a. Neck
b. Arm
c. Elbow
d. Knee

a. neck

100

The ______ plane divides the body into equal
right and left halves.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse

b. midsagittal

100

Which of the following are the two major closed
body cavities?
a. Ventral and dorsal
b. Superior and inferior
c. Thoracic and abdominal
d. Cranial and spinal

a. ventral and dorsal 

200

Groups of similar cells that have a common
function are classified as a(n) _______.
a. tissue
b. organ
c. organ system
d. organism

a. Tissue 

200

The knee is ______ to the ankle.
a. posterior
b. lateral
c. medial
d. proximal

d. proximal 

200

The word orbital pertains to what region of your
body?
a. Mouth
b. Knee
c. Eye
d. Ear

c. eye

200

The plane that divides the body into superior and
inferior portions is the _______.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse

d. transverse

200

The layer of a serous membrane that lines the
body cavity is the ______ layer.
a. visceral
b. parietal
c. mucous
d. pleural

b. parietal 

300

Which of the following body systems is a fast-
acting control system?
a. Muscular system
b. Digestive system
c. Nervous system
d. Reproductive system

c. nervous system 

300

The eyes are _________ to the ears.
a. deep
b. medial
c. superior
d. dorsal

b. medial

300

If a patient complained of pain in the antebrachial
area, what area would you examine?
a. Arm
b. Forearm
c. Elbow
d. Neck

b. forearm 

300

If a person had a toe amputated, the surgeon
would make a ______ cut to amputate the toe.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse

c. frontal

300

What structure divides the anterior cavity into two
sections?
a. Spinal column
b. Heart
c. Mediastinum
d. Diaphragm
ANSWER

d. diaphragm 

400

Which of the following is NOT a survival need?
a. Normal body temperature
b. Growth
c. Appropriate atmospheric pressure
d. Nutrients

b. growth 

400

The sternum, or breastbone, protects the heart
and therefore is _______ to the heart.
a. superior
b. anterior
c. medial
d. proximal

a. anterior 

400

When taking a popliteal pulse, you would be
feeling what region of the body?
a. Front of the wrist
b. Front of the elbow
c. Behind the knee
d. Side of the neck

c. behind the knee 

400

A leg amputation would require a cut in which
plane?
a. Sagittal
b. Midsagittal
c. Frontal
d. Transverse

d. transverse

400

Which membrane lines the abdomino-pelvic
cavity?
a. Pleural
b. Peritoneal
c. Pericardial
d. Synovial

b. peritoneal

500

During exercise the body cools itself by sweating.
Sweating in response to an elevated body
temperature is an example of what process?
a. Metabolism
b. Movement
c. Positive feedback
d. Homeostasis

d. homeostasis 

500

While performing a dissection, the students
noticed that the veins were closer to the skin than
the arteries. Therefore, the veins were _______
to the arteries.
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. superficial
d. deep ANSWER

c. superficial

500

A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken
_________.
a. big toe
b. thumb
c. finger
d. vertebrae

a. big toe 

500

To amputate an entire upper extremity, the
surgeon would cut in which plane?
a. Parasagittal
b. Midsagittal
c. Frontal
d. Transverse

a. parasagittal

500

The liver is located in which abdominal region(s)?
a. Right lumbar & left hypochondriac
b. Left hypochondriac & hypogastric
c. Right lumbar & right hypochondriac
d. Right hypochondriac & epigastric

d. d. Right hypochondriac & epigastric