Question

directions: answer each of the following questions by selecting or matching the best possible answer. each question is worth 2 points.

1. fowler
2. unilaterally
3. proximal
4. superior
5. anterior

a. the front surface of the body
b. something that appears on only one side of the body
c. a patient who is sitting upright position
d. structures that are closer to the trunk
e. the portion nearer to the head from a specific reference point.

1. a 5 - year - old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. he has possibly sustained a fracture of the ____________ forearm.

a. proximal
b. superior
c. dorsal
d. distal

1. the topographic term used to describe the parts of the body that are nearer to the feet is:

a. dorsal,
b. inferior,
c. internal,
d. superior.

1. which of the following anatomic terms is synonymous with the word “dorsal”?

a. medial
b. posterior
c. palmar
d. anterior

1. a young male jumped from a tree and landed feet first. which aspect of his body has sustained the initial injury?

a. palmar
b. dorsal
c. plantar
d. ventral

1. the ____________ of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles.

a. apex
b. base
c. dorsum
d. septum

1. a patient has fractured both femurs. anatomically, these injuries would be described as being:

a. medial,
b. proximal,
c. bilateral,
d. unilateral.

1. an intoxicated 40 - year - old male is found lying face down. how would you document his body’s position?

a. dorsal
b. supine

Explanation:

1. Fowler position is a sitting - upright position. Unilateral means on one side of the body. Proximal refers to structures closer to the trunk. Superior is nearer to the head. Anterior is the front surface of the body.
2. For the 5 - year - old boy, the wrist is the distal part of the forearm, so a fracture near the wrist is a distal forearm fracture.
3. Parts of the body nearer to the feet are described as inferior.
4. Dorsal is synonymous with posterior.
5. Landing feet first, the plantar surface of the feet would sustain the initial injury.
6. The inferior portion of the ventricles of the heart is the apex.
7. Fracturing both femurs is a bilateral injury.
8. Lying face down is a prone position, but among the given options, the term related to face - down is dorsal (though dorsal is more about the back surface in general and prone is the more accurate anatomical term for face - down).

Answer:

1. C
2. B
3. D
4. E
5. A
6. d
7. b
8. b
9. c
10. a
11. c
12. a