Human Biology - Anatomical Planes and Regions

Part A: Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following orientation terms have opposite meanings (in humans):

A) superficial and proximal

B) distal and proximal

C) medial and distal

D) medial and anterior

E) posterior and intermediate

2. In describing the relationship of the thoracic and spinal cavities:

A) the thoracic cavity is superior to the spinal cavity

B) the thoracic cavity is inferior to the spinal cavity

C) the thoracic cavity is proximal to the spinal cavity

D) the thoracic cavity is medial to the spinal cavity

E) the thoracic cavity is ventral to the spinal cavity

3. The lungs and heart are in the ______body cavity.

A) dorsal

B) spinal

C) thoracic

D) cranial

E) abdominal

4. The dorsal body cavity houses the:

A) urinary and reproductive organs

B) heart and lungs

C) digestive and reproductive organs

D) tongue

E) spinal cord and brain

5. A section that divides the body on the longitudinal plane into equal right and left parts is called:

A) median (midsagittal)

B) frontal

C) transverse

D) oblique

E) coronal

6. Which type of section could be used to separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominalcavity:

A) coronal

B) sagittal

C) dorsal

D) ventral

E) transverse

Part B:Name the body cavity using the terms provided. (D refers to the barrier separating cavities C and E.)

Word Bank: Thoracic, Cranial, Abdominal, Vertebral, Pelvic, Diaphragm

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______

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Part C: Match the term to its meaning.

  1. Inferior ______
  2. Posterior ______
  3. Lateral ______
  4. Deep ______
  5. Distal ______
  6. Medial ______
  7. Superior ______
  8. Proximal ______
  9. Anterior ______
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  1. toward the midline
  2. toward the side
  3. close to the body part of point of attachment of a limb
  4. below
  5. in front of
  6. farther from the origin of a body part or point of attachment of a limb
  7. away from the body surface
  8. toward the body surface
  9. above
  10. behind

Part D:Name the plane. Transverse, Sagittal or Frontal

1. Cut is made along the longitudinal (lengthwise) plane of the body (or an organ), dividing it into right and left parts. ______

2. Cut is made along the longitudinal (lengthwise) plane of the body (or an organ), dividing it into anterior and posterior parts. ______

3. Cut is made along the transverse (horizontal) plane, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts. ______

Part E:Fill in the blank using the correct anatomical terms: superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, proximal distal).

  1. The wrist is ______to the hand.
  2. The sternum is ______to the spine.
  3. The brain is ______to the spinal cord.
  4. The thumb is ______to the fingers.
  5. The metacarpals are ______to the carpals.
  6. The patella is ______to the femur.
  7. The ______end of the clavicle joins with the scapula to form the shoulder joint.
  8. The axis is ______to the atlas.