Body Planes and Anatomical Directions Worksheet
A Grade 9 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. Refer to the provided image for questions related to body planes.
1. The plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
2. The plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
3. The term means closer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.
4. The term refers to the front side of the body.
5. The heart is to the stomach.
1. Which of the following anatomical planes divides the body into equal right and left halves?
Frontal plane
Transverse plane
Midsagittal plane
Parasagittal plane
2. The elbow is to the wrist.
Distal
Proximal
Lateral
Medial
1. The popliteal region refers to the back of the knee.
True
False
2. The nose is lateral to the eyes.
True
False
1. Describe the difference between the superior and inferior anatomical directions.
2. If a surgeon makes an incision along the sagittal plane, what two sections would they be dividing the body into?
Study the diagram of the human body and answer the questions below.
1. Which body plane is represented by a cut that would divide the body into front and back portions?
2. If a doctor describes a tumor as being 'superior to the liver', where would you expect to find it in relation to the liver?