Body Planes and Anatomical Directions Worksheet
A Grade 10 science worksheet covering body planes (sagittal, frontal, transverse) and anatomical directional terms (anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, medial, lateral, proximal, distal, superficial, deep).
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Body Planes and Anatomical Directions
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer based on your knowledge of anatomical planes and directional terms. Refer to the diagram of the human body as needed.
Anterior and Posterior View of the Human Body
1. Which body plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
Sagittal plane
Transverse plane
Frontal (Coronal) plane
Oblique plane
2. The nose is to the ears.
Lateral
Medial
Superior
Inferior
3. The wrist is to the elbow.
4. The skin is to the muscles.
5. A transverse plane divides the body into and sections.
6. The term 'anterior' refers to the back of the body.
True
False
7. The sagittal plane divides the body into equal right and left halves.
True
False
8. Define the term 'proximal' and provide an example of its use in anatomical description.
9. Differentiate between a median (midsagittal) plane and a parasagittal plane.