Allied Health Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
What is the anatomical position? - Correct answer-The body is upright and facing
forward, with the arms at the sides and the palms up.
What are the three body planes? - Correct answer-Transverse, midsagittal, and
frontal.
How does the transverse plane divide the body? - Correct answer-It is horizontal
and divides the body into the top and bottom half.
Superior - Correct answer-Body parts above other parts
Inferior - Correct answer-Body parts below other parts
Cranial - Correct answer-Refers to body parts towards the head
Caudal - Correct answer-Refers to body parts towards the spine or feet
How does the midsagittal plane divide the body? - Correct answer-Divides the
body into equal right and left halves.
Medial - Correct answer-Body parts towards the midsagittal plane
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,Lateral - Correct answer-Body parts away from the midsagittal plane
How does the frontal plane divide the body? - Correct answer-Divides the body
into the front and back sections
Ventral - Correct answer-Body parts towards the front section (Anterior)
Dorsal - Correct answer-Body parts towards the back section (Posterior)
Proximal - Correct answer-Body Parts towards the point of attachment
Distal - Correct answer-Body parts distant from the point of attachment
What are body cavities? - Correct answer-spaces within the body that contain vital
organs
Where is the dorsal cavity located? - Correct answer-Located on the back of the
body
Where is the ventral cavity located? - Correct answer-Located on the front side of
the body
How is the dorsal cavity divided and what is contained in each? - Correct answer-
Cranial cavity- contains the brain
Spinal cavity- contains the spinal cord
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,How is the ventral cavity divded and what is contained in each? - Correct answer-
Thoracic (chest) cavity- Contains the trachea, esophaguas, bronchi, lungs, heart,
and major blood vessels
Abdominal cavity- Contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large
intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen
Pelvic cavity- Contains the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum
What are the three cavities in the skull and what do they contain? - Correct answer-
Orbital- contains the eye structures
Nasal- contains the parts that form the nose
Oral- contains the teeth, tongue, and mouth
What are the quadrants of the abdominal cavity, and where are they located? -
Correct answer-Right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right
lower quadrant (RLQ), and left lower quadrant (LLQ)
What are the nine regions of the abominal cavity? - Correct answer-Epigastric-
above the stomach
Umbilical- near the umbilicus
Hypogastric- below the stomach
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, left/right hypochondriac- below the ribs
left/right lunbar- near the waist
left/right iliac- near the hips
What are the four vital signs? - Correct answer-Temperature, pulse, respiration, and
blood pressure
Why are vital signs important? - Correct answer-They're the first indication of
disease or abnormality
What are other indicators of health? - Correct answer-Degree of pain, the color of
skin, size of pupils, pupil's reaction to light, level of consciousness, and patient's
reaction to stimuli.
What body measurement are recorded? - Correct answer-A pateint's height and
weight. For infants, head circumference as well.
Why are body measurments important? - Correct answer-Used for testing, dosages,
and comparison to others. Also signals abnormalities and disease
What are some different types of scales? - Correct answer-Balance beam scale,
infant scale, bed scale, wheelchair scale
What are the English units for height and weight? - Correct answer-Weight-
pounds and ounces
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Answers Graded A+
What is the anatomical position? - Correct answer-The body is upright and facing
forward, with the arms at the sides and the palms up.
What are the three body planes? - Correct answer-Transverse, midsagittal, and
frontal.
How does the transverse plane divide the body? - Correct answer-It is horizontal
and divides the body into the top and bottom half.
Superior - Correct answer-Body parts above other parts
Inferior - Correct answer-Body parts below other parts
Cranial - Correct answer-Refers to body parts towards the head
Caudal - Correct answer-Refers to body parts towards the spine or feet
How does the midsagittal plane divide the body? - Correct answer-Divides the
body into equal right and left halves.
Medial - Correct answer-Body parts towards the midsagittal plane
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,Lateral - Correct answer-Body parts away from the midsagittal plane
How does the frontal plane divide the body? - Correct answer-Divides the body
into the front and back sections
Ventral - Correct answer-Body parts towards the front section (Anterior)
Dorsal - Correct answer-Body parts towards the back section (Posterior)
Proximal - Correct answer-Body Parts towards the point of attachment
Distal - Correct answer-Body parts distant from the point of attachment
What are body cavities? - Correct answer-spaces within the body that contain vital
organs
Where is the dorsal cavity located? - Correct answer-Located on the back of the
body
Where is the ventral cavity located? - Correct answer-Located on the front side of
the body
How is the dorsal cavity divided and what is contained in each? - Correct answer-
Cranial cavity- contains the brain
Spinal cavity- contains the spinal cord
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,How is the ventral cavity divded and what is contained in each? - Correct answer-
Thoracic (chest) cavity- Contains the trachea, esophaguas, bronchi, lungs, heart,
and major blood vessels
Abdominal cavity- Contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large
intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen
Pelvic cavity- Contains the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum
What are the three cavities in the skull and what do they contain? - Correct answer-
Orbital- contains the eye structures
Nasal- contains the parts that form the nose
Oral- contains the teeth, tongue, and mouth
What are the quadrants of the abdominal cavity, and where are they located? -
Correct answer-Right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right
lower quadrant (RLQ), and left lower quadrant (LLQ)
What are the nine regions of the abominal cavity? - Correct answer-Epigastric-
above the stomach
Umbilical- near the umbilicus
Hypogastric- below the stomach
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, left/right hypochondriac- below the ribs
left/right lunbar- near the waist
left/right iliac- near the hips
What are the four vital signs? - Correct answer-Temperature, pulse, respiration, and
blood pressure
Why are vital signs important? - Correct answer-They're the first indication of
disease or abnormality
What are other indicators of health? - Correct answer-Degree of pain, the color of
skin, size of pupils, pupil's reaction to light, level of consciousness, and patient's
reaction to stimuli.
What body measurement are recorded? - Correct answer-A pateint's height and
weight. For infants, head circumference as well.
Why are body measurments important? - Correct answer-Used for testing, dosages,
and comparison to others. Also signals abnormalities and disease
What are some different types of scales? - Correct answer-Balance beam scale,
infant scale, bed scale, wheelchair scale
What are the English units for height and weight? - Correct answer-Weight-
pounds and ounces
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