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, SCIENCES PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ORGANIZATION OF HUMAN BODY B) Medial
C) Lateral
Question 1: Which term describes a position nearer to the front of the D) Superficial
body? Question 11: Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
A) Dorsal A) Sagittal
B) Ventral B) Frontal
C) Medial C) Transverse
D) Distal D) Midsagittal
Question 2: The elbow is _____ to the wrist. Question 12: The mouth is _____ to the nose.
A) Proximal A) Superior B)
B) Distal Inferior
C) Lateral C) Anterior
D) Inferior D) Posterior
Question 3: The term "superior" is best described as: Question 13: Which term describes structures found closer to the body's
A) Toward the midline midline? A) Medial
B) Farther from the head C) Closer to the head B) Lateral
D) Away from the midline C) Dorsal
D) Ventral
Question 4: Which term is used to describe a structure closer to the body's
surface? A) Superficial Question 14: The thumb is _____ to the little finger.
B) Medial A) Proximal
C) Deep B) Medial
D) Proximal C) Lateral
D) Distal
Question 5: If a surgeon makes an incision along the midline of the body, it's
referred to as: Question 15: Which term describes the position of the spine relative to the belly
A) Sagittal button (umbilicus)?
B) Frontal A) Anterior
C) Transverse B) Posterior
D) Lateral C) Medial
D) Distal
Question 6: The sternum is _____ to the heart.
A) Anterior Question 16: In terms of anatomical positioning, how is the ulna related to the
B) Posterior radius? A) Superior
C) Lateral B) Medial
D) Medial C) Lateral
D) Inferior
Question 7: The anatomical term for the back of the knee is:
A) Patellar Question 17: The forehead is also termed as:
B) Brachial A) Orbital
C) Popliteal B) Buccal
D) Scapular C) Frontal
D) Nasal
Question 8: Which of the following is a medial structure?
A) Ulna Question 18: Which plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
B) Radius A) Sagittal
C) Tibia B) Frontal
D) Fibula C) Transverse
D) Midsagittal
Question 9: The anatomical position is characterized by all the following EXCEPT:
A) Feet flat on the floor Question 19: The heel is _____ to the toes.
B) Palms facing forward A) Superior
C) Thumbs pointing outward B) Inferior
D) Head tilted backward C) Posterior
D) Anterior
Question 10: Which term refers to the outermost layer of a structure?
A) Proximal Question 20: The anatomical term for the cheek is:
2
, A) Axillary
B) Buccal
C) Cervical
D) Brachial
, SCIENCES PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ORGANIZATION OF HUMAN BODY B) Medial
C) Lateral
Question 1: Which term describes a position nearer to the front of the D) Superficial
body? Question 11: Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?
A) Dorsal A) Sagittal
B) Ventral B) Frontal
C) Medial C) Transverse
D) Distal D) Midsagittal
Question 2: The elbow is _____ to the wrist. Question 12: The mouth is _____ to the nose.
A) Proximal A) Superior B)
B) Distal Inferior
C) Lateral C) Anterior
D) Inferior D) Posterior
Question 3: The term "superior" is best described as: Question 13: Which term describes structures found closer to the body's
A) Toward the midline midline? A) Medial
B) Farther from the head C) Closer to the head B) Lateral
D) Away from the midline C) Dorsal
D) Ventral
Question 4: Which term is used to describe a structure closer to the body's
surface? A) Superficial Question 14: The thumb is _____ to the little finger.
B) Medial A) Proximal
C) Deep B) Medial
D) Proximal C) Lateral
D) Distal
Question 5: If a surgeon makes an incision along the midline of the body, it's
referred to as: Question 15: Which term describes the position of the spine relative to the belly
A) Sagittal button (umbilicus)?
B) Frontal A) Anterior
C) Transverse B) Posterior
D) Lateral C) Medial
D) Distal
Question 6: The sternum is _____ to the heart.
A) Anterior Question 16: In terms of anatomical positioning, how is the ulna related to the
B) Posterior radius? A) Superior
C) Lateral B) Medial
D) Medial C) Lateral
D) Inferior
Question 7: The anatomical term for the back of the knee is:
A) Patellar Question 17: The forehead is also termed as:
B) Brachial A) Orbital
C) Popliteal B) Buccal
D) Scapular C) Frontal
D) Nasal
Question 8: Which of the following is a medial structure?
A) Ulna Question 18: Which plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
B) Radius A) Sagittal
C) Tibia B) Frontal
D) Fibula C) Transverse
D) Midsagittal
Question 9: The anatomical position is characterized by all the following EXCEPT:
A) Feet flat on the floor Question 19: The heel is _____ to the toes.
B) Palms facing forward A) Superior
C) Thumbs pointing outward B) Inferior
D) Head tilted backward C) Posterior
D) Anterior
Question 10: Which term refers to the outermost layer of a structure?
A) Proximal Question 20: The anatomical term for the cheek is:
2
, A) Axillary
B) Buccal
C) Cervical
D) Brachial
