Body Planes and Anatomical Directions Worksheet
A Grade 11 science worksheet covering human body planes and anatomical directional terms.
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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 human anatomy and directional terms.
1. Which body plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
Transverse
Sagittal
Coronal (Frontal)
Oblique
2. The sternum is to the vertebral column.
Superior
Posterior
Medial
Anterior
3. A section that divides the body into equal right and left halves is called a plane.
4. The wrist is to the elbow.
5. The skin is to the muscles.
6. Describe the anatomical position and explain why it is important in anatomy.
7. Using the diagram of the human body below, identify and label the three main body planes.
a.
b.
c.
8. The term 'distal' means closer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.
True
False
9. A transverse plane is also known as a horizontal plane.
True
False
Match each directional term with its correct definition.
10. Superior
a. Away from the midline
11. Lateral
b. Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body
12. Deep
c. Farther from the surface of the body
13. Proximal
d. Closer to the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk