Anatomical Terminology
Practice Quiz A-01
Practice Quiz A-01
1. The standardized Anatomical Position is described by all of the following EXCEPT:
2. What is the name of the position for a body lying down with the face oriented upward?
3. The cranium is the boney structure that incases the brain.
4. The flank is the lower-outer part of the hip.
5. The pelvis includes all of the following EXCEP:
6. What body part is inferior to the thigh?
7. What body part is lateral to the neck?
8. The knee is in what relation to the ankle?
9. The sagittal plane divides the body:
10. When twisting your body, your trunk moves in what plane?
- A. Standing upright
- B. Feet parallel
- C. Arms held-up overhead
- D. Palms facing forward
2. What is the name of the position for a body lying down with the face oriented upward?
- A. Prone position
- B. Superior position
- C. Superficial position
- D. Supine position
3. The cranium is the boney structure that incases the brain.
- A. True
- B. False
4. The flank is the lower-outer part of the hip.
- A. True
- B. False
5. The pelvis includes all of the following EXCEP:
- A. Pubis
- B. Hip
- C. Buttocks
- D. Flank
6. What body part is inferior to the thigh?
- A. Pelvis
- B. Leg
- C. Flank
- D. Abdomen
7. What body part is lateral to the neck?
- A. Head
- B. Chest
- C. Upper Back
- D. Shoulder
8. The knee is in what relation to the ankle?
- A. Proximal
- B. Distal
- C. Anterior
- D. Superficial
9. The sagittal plane divides the body:
- A. Vertically into front and back parts
- B. Vertically into left and right sides
- C. Horizontally into top and bottom parts
- D. Internally into superficial and deep layers
10. When twisting your body, your trunk moves in what plane?
- A. Sagittal
- B. Frontal
- C. Transverse
- D. Oblique
The correct answers are:
1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B, 5-D, 6-B, 7-D, 8-A, 9-B, 10-C
1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B, 5-D, 6-B, 7-D, 8-A, 9-B, 10-C