EXPLORING ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN
THE LABORATORY 2026 PRACTICE TEST PACK
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED INSIGHTS
◉ anatomical position.
Answer: body is erect
feet only slightly apart
head and toes pointed forward
arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward
◉ superior/inferior.
Answer: above/below
◉ superior.
Answer: above
◉ inferior.
Answer: below
◉ anterior/posterior.
Answer: front/back
,◉ anterior.
Answer: front
◉ posterior.
Answer: back
◉ medial/lateral.
Answer: toward the midline/away from the midline
◉ medial.
Answer: toward the midline
◉ lateral.
Answer: away from the midline
◉ cephalad (cranial)/caudal.
Answer: toward the head/toward the tail
◉ cranial (cephalad).
Answer: toward the head
,◉ dorsal/ventral.
Answer: backside/belly side
◉ dorsal.
Answer: toward the back
◉ Ventral.
Answer: Toward the belly
◉ proximal/distal.
Answer: nearer the trunk or attached end/farther from the trunk or
point of attachment
◉ proximal.
Answer: Nearer to the trunk of the body or attachment end
◉ distal.
Answer: Farther from the trunk of the body or point of attachment
◉ Superficial (external)/deep (internal).
Answer: toward or at the body surface/away from the body surface
, ◉ superficial (external).
Answer: toward or at the body surface
◉ deep (internal).
Answer: away from the body surface
◉ sagittal plane.
Answer: runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left
parts
◉ Median (midsagittal).
Answer: when a sagittal section passes along the midline and divides
the body into equal parts
◉ frontal plane (coronal plane).
Answer: a longitudinal plane that divides the body or an organ into
anterior and posterior parts
◉ transverse plane.
Answer: runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and
inferior parts
◉ Two parts of the dorsal body cavity.
THE LABORATORY 2026 PRACTICE TEST PACK
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED INSIGHTS
◉ anatomical position.
Answer: body is erect
feet only slightly apart
head and toes pointed forward
arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward
◉ superior/inferior.
Answer: above/below
◉ superior.
Answer: above
◉ inferior.
Answer: below
◉ anterior/posterior.
Answer: front/back
,◉ anterior.
Answer: front
◉ posterior.
Answer: back
◉ medial/lateral.
Answer: toward the midline/away from the midline
◉ medial.
Answer: toward the midline
◉ lateral.
Answer: away from the midline
◉ cephalad (cranial)/caudal.
Answer: toward the head/toward the tail
◉ cranial (cephalad).
Answer: toward the head
,◉ dorsal/ventral.
Answer: backside/belly side
◉ dorsal.
Answer: toward the back
◉ Ventral.
Answer: Toward the belly
◉ proximal/distal.
Answer: nearer the trunk or attached end/farther from the trunk or
point of attachment
◉ proximal.
Answer: Nearer to the trunk of the body or attachment end
◉ distal.
Answer: Farther from the trunk of the body or point of attachment
◉ Superficial (external)/deep (internal).
Answer: toward or at the body surface/away from the body surface
, ◉ superficial (external).
Answer: toward or at the body surface
◉ deep (internal).
Answer: away from the body surface
◉ sagittal plane.
Answer: runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left
parts
◉ Median (midsagittal).
Answer: when a sagittal section passes along the midline and divides
the body into equal parts
◉ frontal plane (coronal plane).
Answer: a longitudinal plane that divides the body or an organ into
anterior and posterior parts
◉ transverse plane.
Answer: runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and
inferior parts
◉ Two parts of the dorsal body cavity.