Exam
Name___________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 

1) 

In anatomical position, the ________. 

1) 

_______ 

A) 

head is turned to the side 

B) 

feet are slightly apart, and the toes point forward 

C) 

upper limbs hang in a natural position at the side of the body 

D) 

human is sitting 

2) 

Which region is visible only on the posterior/dorsal body surface? 

2) 

_______ 

A) 

mammary 

B) 

buccal 

C) 

patellar 

D) 

calcaneal 

3) 

The term femoral pertains to the ________. 

3) 

_______ 

A) 

thigh 

B) 

leg 

C) 

arm 

D) 

forearm 

4) 

The mammary region is ________ to the sternal region. 

4) 

_______ 

A) 

inferior 

B) 

medial 

C) 

superior 

D) 

lateral 

5) 

The ________ surface of the human body faces forward. 

5) 

_______ 

A) 

dorsal 

B) 

superior 

C) 

ventral 

D) 

inferior 

6) 

The ________ plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts. 

6) 

_______ 

A) 

frontal (coronal) 

B) 

transverse 

C) 

parasagittal 

D) 

sagittal (medial) 

7) 

When you open the abdominal cavity of your dissection specimen, you realize that the kidneys are ________ to the intestines. 

7) 

_______ 

A) 

medial 

B) 

deep 

C) 

proximal 

D) 

ventral 

8) 

The frontal plane divides the body into ________. 

8) 

_______ 

A) 

anterior and posterior parts 

B) 

superior and inferior parts 

C) 

right and left parts 

9) 

This organ is found in the thoracic cavity. 

9) 

_______ 

A) 

liver 

B) 

lung 

C) 

stomach 

D) 

small intestine 

10) 

This serous membrane lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and covers its organs. 

10) 

______ 

A) 

peritoneum 

B) 

pericardium 

C) 

pleura 

11) 

Pericardium surrounds the ________.  

11) 

______ 

A) 

lungs 

B) 

intestines 

C) 

heart 

D) 

brain 

12) 

It is useful to divide this body cavity into quadrants for study because it is large and contains many organs. 

12) 

______ 

A) 

cranial 

B) 

vertebral 

C) 

abdominopelvic 

D) 

thoracic 

13) 

The stomach is found primarily in the ________ quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity. 

13) 

______ 

A) 

right upper 

B) 

left lower 

C) 

right lower 

D) 

left upper 

14) 

Of the nine regions used by anatomists to divide the abdominopelvic cavity, this one is most superior and medial. 

14) 

______ 

A) 

hypogastric 

B) 

umbilical 

C) 

epigastric 

D) 

lumbar 

15) 

This small body cavity in the head holds the eyes. 

15) 

______ 

A) 

oral 

B) 

orbital 

C) 

nasal 

D) 

middle ear 

16) 

The umbilical region of the human is on the ________ surface, and the umbilical region of the dog is on the ________ surface. 

16) 

______ 

A) 

anterior, superior 

B) 

posterior, superior 

C) 

posterior, inferior 

D) 

anterior, inferior 

17) 

A patient has a bruise on the ventral surface of the upper limb just distal to the antecubital region. It is located on the ________. 

17) 

______ 

A) 

posterior arm 

B) 

posterior forearm 

C) 

anterior forearm 

D) 

anterior arm 

18) 

This set of body terms for orientation and direction depends on anatomical position; the terms have different meanings for humans and four-legged animals. 

18) 

______ 

A) 

medial/lateral 

B) 

anterior/posterior 

C) 

dorsal/ventral 

D) 

proximal/distal 

19) 

The diaphragm is a physical separation between the abdominal and pelvic cavities. 

19) 

______ 

A) 

True 

B) 

False 

20) 

If you look at an MRI scan that is oval in shape and you can see the liver, vertebra, and spleen, this scan was made in the ________ plane. 

20) 

______ 

A) 

sagittal 

B) 

transverse 

C) 

frontal 

21) 

These structures are seen in a midsagittal section of the human. 

21) 

______ 

A) 

stomach, kidney 

B) 

nose, umbilicus (navel) 

C) 

ribs, thigh 

D) 

trachea, lung 

22) 

Which type of section passes through the cranial, vertebral (spinal), thoracic, and abdominopelvic cavities? 

22) 

______ 

A) 

frontal 

B) 

transverse 

C) 

midsagittal (medial) 

23) 

This body cavity does not have a bony protection. 

23) 

______ 

A) 

abdominopelvic 

B) 

vertebral 

C) 

thoracic 

D) 

cranial 

24) 

The spinal cord is found in this body cavity. 

24) 

______ 

A) 

cranial 

B) 

thorax 

C) 

vertebral 

D) 

thorax and abdominopelvic 

25) 

These two organs are found in the thorax. 

25) 

______ 

A) 

lungs and stomach 

B) 

heart and liver 

C) 

heart and lungs 

D) 

liver and stomach 

26) 

Damage to this serous membrane can cause the lungs to collapse. 

26) 

______ 

A) 

pleura 

B) 

pericardium 

C) 

peritoneum 

27) 

The urinary bladder, found in the ________ region of the abdominopelvic cavity, is evenly divided between the two ________ abdominopelvic quadrants. 

27) 

______ 

A) 

iliac, upper 

B) 

hypogastric, lower 

C) 

umbilical, upper 

D) 

epigastric, lower 

28) 

________ is found in the right hypochondriac region. 

28) 

______ 

A) 

The liver 

B) 

The appendix 

C) 

The right lung 

D) 

Most of the small intestine 

29) 

The visceral pleura lines the ________. 

29) 

______ 

A) 

thoracic cavity 

B) 

heart 

C) 

lungs 

D) 

digestive organs 

30) 

The oral cavity is a part of which body system? 

30) 

______ 

A) 

digestive 

B) 

nervous 

C) 

urinary 

D) 

respiratory 

 

1) 

B 

2) 

D 

3) 

A 

4) 

D 

5) 

C 

6) 

B 

7) 

B 

8) 

A 

9) 

B 

10) 

A 

11) 

C 

12) 

C 

13) 

D 

14) 

C 

15) 

B 

16) 

D 

17) 

C 

18) 

B 

19) 

B 

20) 

B 

21) 

B 

22) 

C 

23) 

A 

24) 

C 

25) 

C 

26) 

A 

27) 

B 

28) 

A 

29) 

A 

30) 

A