Chapter 1-introduction to anatomical position 

Anatomy 

Chapter 1- introduction to anatomical position 

1. The sagittal and coronal sutures meet at the:

2. As shown in following picture, what does B indicate?

3. In anatomical position, human body is supposed to be in the _____ posture, with the face and toes ______, the arms hanging by the sides and the palms of the hands facing _____ with the thumbs to the ______.

a. sitting, backward, backward, inside

b. erect, forward, forward, outside

c. sitting, backward, forward, inside

d. erect, forward, backward, outside

e. erect, backward, forward, inside

4. which statement below is not correct?

a. When we use the terms left and right, we are referring to the left and right sides of the person standing in the anatomical position. We are not referring to the left and right side of the observers.

b. Anterior means front of the body and posterior means back of the body we can use terms like ventral and dorsal respectively.

c. Superior means above or towards the head, inferior means below or towards the feet.

d.Proximal means farther to where arm or leg inserts into the body, precisely farther to the origination of a structure.

5. sagittal plane____

a. A vertical line which divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.

b. A vertical line which divides body into left and right portion.

c. A horizontal line which divides the body into a superior section and an inferior section.

d. None of the above

6. which sentence is not correct?

a.  the heart is located superior to the diaphragm.

b. wrist is proximal to the elbow.

c. thumb is lateral to middle finger.

d. Patella (kneecap) is located on the anterior side of the leg.

7. Which statement is correct?

8. Which statement is correct?

9. The radius (forearm bone) is ________ to the humerus (upper arm bone).*

a. Intermediate

b. proximal

c. distal

d. inferior

e. anterior

10.The elbow is _________between the wrist and shoulder.

a. medial

b. intermediate

c. distal

d. lateral