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Lec: Anatomical position quiz

TEST I.
________________1. Toward the front of the body
________________2. Toward the rear or back of the body.
________________3. an imaginary flat surface that passes through the body.
________________4. is one of the 2 surfaces (pieces) that results when the body is
cut by a plane passing through it.
________________5. divides the body or an organ into left and right sides
________________6. -produces equal halves
________________7. -produces unequal halves
________________8. divides the body or an organ into front (anterior) and back (posterior)
Portions.
________________9. divides the body or an organ into upper (superior) or lower
(inferior) portions. farther from the midline of the body. Ex The thumb is on the lateral side of the hand.
_______________10. a location or direction toward or closer to the trunk. Nearer to the attachment of the limb to the
trunk. Ex The knee is proximal to the ankle.
_______________11. away or farther from the trunk. Farther from the attachment of the limb to the trunk
Ex The wrist is distal to the elbow.
_______________12. closer to the surface skin. Ex The skin is superficial to the muscles
_______________13. farther from the surface. Ex The bones is located deep to the muscles
_______________14. Same side of the body. Ex the left hand and left foot are ipsilateral
_______________15. Opposite side of the body. Ex the right hand and left foot are contralateral
_______________16. Lying on the back
_______________17. Lying face downward
_______________18. Two subdivisions of dorsal body cavity
_______________19. • holds the brain • formed by skull
_______________20. • contains the spinal cord • formed by vertebral column
_______________21. Ventral Cavity, 2 Subdivisons
_______________22.  above diaphragm, Contains the lungs , the heart, the great vessels
_______________23.  formed by the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
 below diaphragm
 abdominal cavity contains the stomach, spleen, intestines,
liver, gallbladder, pancreas
 contains the reproductive organs, urinary bladder and rectum
_________________24. large, dome-shaped muscle
_________________25. Organs called
_________________26. Organs covered with
_________________27. Decreases the angle of a joint and brings two bones closer together
_________________28. Increases the angle or distance between two bones
_________________29. Moving a limb away from the midline
_________________30. Movement of a limb toward the midline
_________________31. Combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction-
 “ swinging arms in circles”
__________________32. o Up and down movements of the foot
__________________33. Medial and lateral movements of the foot
__________________34. turning foot so sole is inward
__________________35. sole is out
__________________36. Lateral and medial rotations of the palm
__________________37. rotation of arm to palm-up position
__________________38. palm down
__________________40. Movement of the thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers of the
same hand.
__________________41. is to move forward
__________________42. is to move backward (used to describe the forward and backward movement of the
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