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

Question 1

The term unilateral means pertaining to

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

Answer 1

one side

Question 2

The combining form meaning belly (front) is

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

Answer 2

ventr/o

Question 3

The term dorsal means pertaining to the

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

Answer 3

back

Question 4

The term ventral has a meaning similar to

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

The term that means pertaining to the middle is

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

Question 7

The term lateral describes movement toward the

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

Question 8

The combining form meaning middle is

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

Question 9

The term that means pertaining to below is

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

Question 10

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 11

A vertical plane passing 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

Question 12

The term that means toward the head is

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

Question 13

The frontal or coronal plane is a vertical plane passing from side to side that divides the body into _____ portions.

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

Question 14

The suffix -ad means

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

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

The combining form meaning tail (downward) is

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

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

The term that means pertaining to the middle and side is

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

Question 20

The combining form dist/o means

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

Question 21

A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides is called the _____ plane.

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

Question 22

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 23

A patient lying on their back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted, and externally rotated would be in which position?

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

Question 24

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 25

A patient lying on their back facing upward would be in what position?

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

Question 26

The patient complained of pain inferior to the umbilical region or in the _____ region.

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

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

RUQ means

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

Question 29

A patient having both ovaries removed would be scheduled for a _____ oophorectomy.

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

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back at the midline dividing the body into right and left halves is the _____ plane.

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

Question 32

A patient lying down in any position would be in the _____ position.

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

Question 33

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 34

The umbilical region is the area located

A) superior to 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 35

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

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

Question 36

The region inferior to the umbilical region is called

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

Question 37

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

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

Question 38

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

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

Question 39

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 40

The abbreviation for the directional term meaning pertaining to above is

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

Question 42

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) 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 44

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) 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 46

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) 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 plane 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, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted, and externally rotated
30.encompasses the left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, lateral portion of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines
31.lying on back with head lower than the feet
32.horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
33.vertical plane passing 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 48

The pelvic examination required the patient to be lying on her back with her legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted, and externally rotated, or in the _____ position.

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

Question 49

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) 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