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) 

human is sitting 

D) 

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

2) 

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

2) 

_______ 

A) 

buccal 

B) 

mammary 

C) 

patellar 

D) 

calcaneal 

3) 

The term femoral pertains to the ________. 

3) 

_______ 

A) 

leg 

B) 

arm 

C) 

thigh 

D) 

forearm 

4) 

The mammary region is _______ to the sternal region. 

4) 

_______ 

A) 

medial 

B) 

inferior 

C) 

superior 

D) 

lateral 

5) 

The ________ surface of the human body faces forward. 

5) 

_______ 

A) 

ventral 

B) 

superior 

C) 

inferior 

D) 

dorsal 

6) 

Human feet are ________ to the knee. 

6) 

_______ 

A) 

posterior 

B) 

distal 

C) 

proximal 

D) 

superior 

7) 

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

7) 

_______ 

A) 

medial 

B) 

ventral 

C) 

proximal 

D) 

deep 

8) 

The frontal plane divides the body into ________. 

8) 

_______ 

A) 

right and left parts 

B) 

superior and inferior parts 

C) 

anterior and posterior parts 

9) 

This organ is found in the thoracic cavity. 

9) 

_______ 

A) 

liver 

B) 

small intestine 

C) 

lung 

D) 

stomach 

10) 

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

10) 

______ 

A) 

peritoneum 

B) 

pleura 

C) 

pericardium 

11) 

The pericardium surrounds the ________.  

11) 

______ 

A) 

lungs 

B) 

intestines 

C) 

brain 

D) 

heart 

12) 

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

12) 

______ 

A) 

cranial 

B) 

abdominopelvic 

C) 

thoracic 

D) 

vertebral 

13) 

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

13) 

______ 

A) 

right lower 

B) 

left upper 

C) 

left lower 

D) 

right upper 

14) 

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

14) 

______ 

A) 

epigastric 

B) 

umbilical 

C) 

lumbar 

D) 

hypogastric 

15) 

This small body cavity in the head holds the eyes. 

15) 

______ 

A) 

nasal 

B) 

oral 

C) 

middle ear 

D) 

orbital 

16) 

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

16) 

______ 

A) 

posterior, inferior 

B) 

posterior, superior 

C) 

anterior, superior 

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) 

anterior forearm 

B) 

posterior arm 

C) 

anterior arm 

D) 

posterior forearm 

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) 

dorsal/ventral 

B) 

proximal/distal 

C) 

anterior/posterior 

D) 

medial/lateral 

19) 

In humans, the upper limb is ________ to the lower limb. 

19) 

______ 

A) 

proximal 

B) 

superior 

C) 

superficial 

D) 

anterior 

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) 

transverse 

B) 

frontal 

C) 

sagittal 

21) 

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

21) 

______ 

A) 

ribs, thigh 

B) 

nose, umbilicus (navel) 

C) 

stomach, kidney 

D) 

trachea, lung 

22) 

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

22) 

______ 

A) 

midsagittal (medial) 

B) 

frontal 

C) 

transverse 

23) 

This body cavity is encased in bone. 

23) 

______ 

A) 

abdominal 

B) 

thoracic 

C) 

pelvic 

D) 

cranial 

24) 

The spinal cord is found in this body cavity. 

24) 

______ 

A) 

thorax 

B) 

cranial 

C) 

thorax and abdominopelvic 

D) 

vertebral 

25) 

These two organs are found in the thorax. 

25) 

______ 

A) 

heart and lungs 

B) 

heart and liver 

C) 

liver and stomach 

D) 

lungs and stomach 

26) 

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

26) 

______ 

A) 

pleura 

B) 

peritoneum 

C) 

pericardium 

27) 

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

27) 

______ 

A) 

epigastric, lower 

B) 

iliac, upper 

C) 

hypogastric, lower 

D) 

umbilical, upper 

28) 

________ is found in the right hypochondriac region. 

28) 

______ 

A) 

The appendix 

B) 

The right lung 

C) 

Most of the small intestine 

D) 

The liver 

29) 

This small body cavity in the head contains the teeth. 

29) 

______ 

A) 

middle ear 

B) 

orbital 

C) 

nasal 

D) 

oral 

30) 

The oral cavity is a part of which body system? 

30) 

______ 

A) 

nervous 

B) 

respiratory 

C) 

digestive 

D) 

urinary 

 

1) 

B 

2) 

D 

3) 

C 

4) 

D 

5) 

A 

6) 

B 

7) 

D 

8) 

C 

9) 

C 

10) 

A 

11) 

D 

12) 

B 

13) 

B 

14) 

A 

15) 

D 

16) 

D 

17) 

A 

18) 

C 

19) 

B 

20) 

A 

21) 

B 

22) 

A 

23) 

D 

24) 

D 

25) 

A 

26) 

A 

27) 

C 

28) 

D 

29) 

D 

30) 

C