Week 7 Practice Quiz

Question 0

The term "cephalic" refers to the 
A) head
B) neck
C) back of the lower leg
D) chest
E) spinal column

Answer 0

A) head

Question 1

A plane or section that divides an organ such that you would be looking at a medial surface of the section would be a(n)
A) coronal section
B) horizontal section
C) Sagittal section
D) transverse section
E) oblique section

Answer 1

C) sagittal section

Question 2

A person in anatomical position will exhibit ALL of the following except
A) standing erect
B) facing observer
C) feet flat on floor
D) arms at sides
E) palms against the lateral sides of the thighs

Answer 2

E) palms against the lateral sides of the thighs

Question 3

The word axillary refers to the
A) groin
B) armpit
C) upper arm
D) neck
E) back of the knee

Answer 3

B) armpit

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the right plantar region and the right femoral region?
A) the right plantar region is distal and ipsilateral to the right femoral region
B) the right plantar region is proximal and ipsilateral to the right femoral region
C) the right plantar region is inferior and contralateral to the right femoral region
D) the right plantar region is superior and contralateral to the right femoral region
E) the right plantar region is anterior and oblique to the right femoral region

Answer 4

A) the right plantar region is distal and ipsilateral to the right femoral region

Question 5

Which of the following most correctly describes the relationship between the spine and the lungs?
A) the spine is lateral and posterior to the lungs
B) the spine is medial and posterior to the lungs
C) the spine is lateral and anterior to the lungs
D) the spine is medial and anterior to the lungs
E) the spine is medial and deep to the lungs

Answer 5

B) the spine is medial and posterior to the lungs

Question 6

The shoulder is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to the elbow
A) lateral
B) dorsal
C) distal
D) ventral
E) proximal

Answer 6

E) proximal

Question 7

The term "dorsal" means
A) further from the point of attachment to the body
B) to lie with the anterior surface down
C) toward the back of the body
D) away from the midline
E) toward the front of the body

Answer 7

C) toward the back of the body

Question 8

The anatomical term that means "away from the midline of the body is
A) medial
B) proximal
C) distal
D) lateral
E) superficial

Answer 8

D) lateral

Question 9

The thumb is \_\_\_\_\_to the fifth digit (little finger)
A) distal
B) lateral
C) medial
D) proximal
E) superficial

Answer 9

B) lateral

Question 10

Which of the following describes the position of the nose?
A) inferior to the chin
B) superior to the mouth
C) posterior to the ears
D) lateral to the eyes
E) superior to the forehead

Answer 10

B) superior to the mouth

Question 11

In the expression "let your fingers do the walking" which of the following anatomical terms could be substituted for "fingers"?
A) tarsals
B) manuals
C) digits
D) carpals
E) metatarsals

Answer 11

C) digits

Question 12

A __________ plane divides the body into equal right and left halves

Answer 12

Midsagittal

Question 13

The branch of biological science that deals with the external and internal structure of body parts and their physical relationships is called _________

Answer 13

Anatomy

Question 14

A person laying face down in the anatomical position is in the ________ position.

Answer 14

Prone

Question 15

The common name for the patella is the ___________.

Answer 15

Kneecap

Question 16

The common name for the olecranon is the __________.

Answer 16

Elbow

Question 17

The ear is on the __________ aspect of the head

Answer 17

Lateral