Deck 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants

Question 1

The term lateral describes movement toward the

A) front
B) side
C) top
D) back

Answer 1

side

Question 2

The term that means pertaining to below is

A) posterior
B) dorsal
C) inferior
D) distal

Answer 2

inferior

Question 3

A vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane) is called

A) frontal
B) ventral
C) transverse
D) sagittal

Answer 3

sagittal

Question 4

The combining form meaning middle is

A) anter/o
B) later/o
C) poster/o
D) medi/o

Question 5

The suffix -ad means

A) one
B) two
C) toward
D) pertaining to

Question 6

The term that means pertaining to the middle is

A) lateral
B) unilateral
C) medial
D) midsagittal

Question 7

The term dorsal means pertaining to the

A) back
B) midline of the body
C) front of the body
D) side

Question 8

The correct spelling for the term that means pertaining to the tail is

A) cadal
B) cadaul
C) caudle
D) caudal

Question 9

The term that means toward the head is

A) ventral
B) cephalad
C) caudal
D) caudad

Question 10

A horizontal field that divides the body into superior and inferior portions is called

A) sagittal
B) frontal
C) transverse
D) coronal

Question 11

The combining form dist/o means

A) near
B) below
C) away
D) back

Question 12

The combining form meaning tail (downward) is

A) caud/o
B) cephal/o
C) super/o
D) medi/o

Question 13

The term ventral has a meaning similar to

A) lateral
B) distal
C) dorsal
D) anterior

Question 14

The term distal means

A) away from the point of attachment
B) toward the back of the body
C) toward the lower end of the body
D) away from the midline

Question 15

The combining form meaning belly (front) is

A) anter/o
B) ventr/o
C) proxim/o
D) dors/o

Question 16

The frontal or coronal plane is a vertical field running from side to side that divides the body into

A) right and left portions
B) anterior and posterior portions
C) superior and inferior portions
D) top and bottom portions

Question 17

The term that means pertaining to the back and to the front is

A) mediolateral
B) anteroposterior
C) anterolateral
D) posteroanterior

Question 18

The term unilateral means pertaining to

A) the foot
B) one side
C) underneath
D) both sides

Question 19

The term that means pertaining to the middle and side is

A) anteroposterior
B) bilateral
C) mediolateral
D) posteroanterior

Question 20

The term that refers to the direction closest to the point of attachment is

A) superior
B) medial
C) proximal
D) inferior

Question 21

The abbreviation for the directional term meaning pertaining to above is

A) RLQ
B) sup
C) med
D) ant

Question 22

A patient lying on their back with legs raised and feet in stirrups would be in this position:

A) orthopnea
B) Fowler
C) lithotomy
D) Sims

Question 23

The regions to the right and left of the umbilical region are called

A) hypogastric
B) iliac
C) lumbar
D) epigastric

Question 24

In the physician's order for a "PA and lat chest radiograph," the image will be taken from

A) back to front and side
B) front to back
C) front to back and middle
D) top to bottom and side

Question 25

One lying on their back facing upward would be in this position

A) prone
B) Trendelenburg
C) Sims
D) supine

Question 26

A vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides is called the

A) transverse plane
B) midsagittal plane
C) sagittal plane
D) parasagittal plane

Question 27

The epigastric region is the area located

A) between the right and left lumbar regions
B) superior to the umbilical region
C) to the right and left of the umbilical region
D) inferior to the umbilical region

Question 28

A vertical field running through the body from front to back at the midline dividing the body into right and left halves is the

A) transverse plane
B) parasagittal plane
C) midsagittal plane
D) coronal plane

Question 29

The umbilical region is the area located

A) directly above the navel region
B) to the right and left of the epigastric region
C) around the navel
D) to the right and left of the hypogastric region

Question 30

The incision was made at the (pertaining to above) pole of the lesion or the

A) superior pole
B) inferior pole
C) ventral pole
D) caudal pole

Question 31

The regions to the right and left of the hypogastric region are the

A) iliac
B) hypochondriac
C) lumbar
D) umbilical

Question 32

The region inferior to the umbilical region is called

A) iliac
B) epigastric
C) hypogastric
D) hypochondriac

Question 33

The four abdominopelvic quadrants are named

A) upper right quadrant, upper left quadrant, lower left quadrant, lower right quadrant
B) frontal quadrant, coronal quadrant, sagittal quadrant, transverse quadrant
C) umbilical quadrant, epigastric quadrant, lumbar quadrant, iliac quadrant
D) right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, right lower quadrant

Question 34

RUQ means

A) right under quadrant
B) right upper quotient
C) right upper quadrant
D) rite upper quadrant

Question 35

The abbreviation for the medical term meaning pertaining to a side is

A) LUQ
B) ant
C) med
D) lat

Question 36

The patient was placed in the Trendelenburg position, meaning he was

A) lying on his abdomen, facing downward
B) lying sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows
C) lying on his back with his head higher than his feet
D) lying on his back with his head lower than his feet

Question 37

The patient complained of pain directly below the umbilical region or in the

A) lumbar region
B) iliac region
C) epigastric region
D) hypogastric region

Question 38

One lying down in any position would be in the

A) recumbent position
B) Sims position
C) orthopnea position
D) lithotomy position

Question 39

The definition of the Fowler position is

A) lying on one's back with head lower than the feet
B) lying on one's left side with right knee drawn up and left arm drawn behind
C) semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
D) lying on abdomen, facing downward

Question 40

A patient having both ovaries removed would be scheduled for a

A) unilateral oophorectomy
B) bilateral oophorectomy
C) medial oophorectomy
D) mediolateral oophorectomy

Question 41

The pelvic examination required the patient to be lying on her back with her legs raised and feet in stirrups or in the

A) orthopnea position
B) lithotomy position
C) Trendelenburg position
D) Sims position

Question 42

MATCHING
poster/o
b. caud/o
c. proxim/o
d. bi-
e. -ad
f. super/o
g. -ior
h. infer/o
i. uni-
j. cephal/o
k. anter/o
l. later/o
1. toward
2. front
3. side
4. back, behind
5. head (upward)
6. near (the point of attachment of a body part)
7. pertaining to
8. tail (downward)
9. two
10. above
11. below
12. one

Question 45

MATCHING
cephalic
b. lateral
c. anteroposterior
d. ventral
e. dorsal
f. inferior
g. cephalad
h. unilateral
i. proximal
j. medial
k. posteroanterior
l. distal
13. pertaining to the middle
14. pertaining to below
15. pertaining to the head
16. toward the head
17. pertaining to away
18. pertaining to the back and to the front
19. pertaining to the back
20. pertaining to the belly
21. pertaining to one side
22. pertaining to the front and to the back
23. pertaining to near
24. pertaining to a side

Question 47

MATCHING
sagittal plane
b. frontal or coronal plane
c. left upper quadrant
d. lithotomy position
e. transverse plane
f. supine position
g. Fowler position
h. umbilical region
i. Sims position
j. Trendelenburg position
k. hypogastric region
l. recumbent position
25. lying on left side with right knee drawn up with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
26. vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
27. lying down in any position
28. inferior to the umbilical region
29. lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
30. encompasses the lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines
31. lying on back with head lower than the feet
32. horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
33. vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane)
34. around the navel
35. lying on back, facing upward
36. semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

Question 49

MATCHING
RUQ
b. AP
c. sup
d. LLQ
e. PA
f. inf
g. lat
h. ant
i. med
37. inferior
38. lateral
39. right upper quadrant
40. medial
41. anteroposterior
42. anterior
43. posteroanterior
44. left lower quadrant
45. superior