HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 11TH
EDITION TEST BANK Practice Questions and
Answers 2026 | Updated Revision Pack |
Grade A+
• Superior (cranial) -✓✓toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body;
above
• Inferior (caudal) -✓✓away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or
the body; below
• Ventral (anterior) -✓✓toward or at the front of the body; in front of
• Dorsal (posterior) -✓✓Toward or at the back of the body; behind
• Medial -✓✓toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
• Lateral -✓✓away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
• Intermediate -✓✓between a more medial and a more lateral structure
• Proximal -✓✓closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb
to the body trunk
• Distal -✓✓farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to
the body trunk
• Superficial -✓✓toward or at the body surface
• Deep (internal) -✓✓away from the body surface; more internal
• Anatomical Position -✓✓erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward,
head facing forward, internationally know
• Axial -✓✓fundamental division of our body. Makes up the main axis of our body,
includes the head, neck, and trunk.
• Appendicular -✓✓fundamental division of our body. relating to the limbs and their
attachments to the axis.
• Orbital -✓✓pertaining to the eye socket (orbit)
, • Palmar -✓✓pertaining to the palm of the hand
• Pedal -✓✓pertaining to the foot
• Dorsum -✓✓pertaining to the back
• Lumbar -✓✓pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin
• Occipital -✓✓Back of the head
• Plantar -✓✓pertaining to the sole of the foot
• Vertebral -✓✓pertaining to the area of the spinal column
• Anterior/Ventral Body -✓✓
• Posterior/Dorsal Body -✓✓
• Sagittal -✓✓a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts
• Median Plane (midsagittal plane) -✓✓sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline
• Parasagittal Planes -✓✓all other sagittal planes offset from the midline
• Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane) -✓✓like sagittal plane lie vertically, divide body into
anterior and posterior parts
• Transverse/Horizontal Plane -✓✓runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body
into superior and inferior parts. (Transverse is perpendicular to long axis of an organ,
horizontal is from front to back)
• Oblique Sections -✓✓cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical
planes
• Dorsal Body Cavity -✓✓protects the fragile nervous system organs, has 2
subdivisions
• Cranial Cavity -✓✓in the skull, encases the brain
• Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity) -✓✓runs within the bony vertebral column, encloses
the delicate spinal cord
EDITION TEST BANK Practice Questions and
Answers 2026 | Updated Revision Pack |
Grade A+
• Superior (cranial) -✓✓toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body;
above
• Inferior (caudal) -✓✓away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or
the body; below
• Ventral (anterior) -✓✓toward or at the front of the body; in front of
• Dorsal (posterior) -✓✓Toward or at the back of the body; behind
• Medial -✓✓toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
• Lateral -✓✓away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
• Intermediate -✓✓between a more medial and a more lateral structure
• Proximal -✓✓closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb
to the body trunk
• Distal -✓✓farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to
the body trunk
• Superficial -✓✓toward or at the body surface
• Deep (internal) -✓✓away from the body surface; more internal
• Anatomical Position -✓✓erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward,
head facing forward, internationally know
• Axial -✓✓fundamental division of our body. Makes up the main axis of our body,
includes the head, neck, and trunk.
• Appendicular -✓✓fundamental division of our body. relating to the limbs and their
attachments to the axis.
• Orbital -✓✓pertaining to the eye socket (orbit)
, • Palmar -✓✓pertaining to the palm of the hand
• Pedal -✓✓pertaining to the foot
• Dorsum -✓✓pertaining to the back
• Lumbar -✓✓pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin
• Occipital -✓✓Back of the head
• Plantar -✓✓pertaining to the sole of the foot
• Vertebral -✓✓pertaining to the area of the spinal column
• Anterior/Ventral Body -✓✓
• Posterior/Dorsal Body -✓✓
• Sagittal -✓✓a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts
• Median Plane (midsagittal plane) -✓✓sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline
• Parasagittal Planes -✓✓all other sagittal planes offset from the midline
• Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane) -✓✓like sagittal plane lie vertically, divide body into
anterior and posterior parts
• Transverse/Horizontal Plane -✓✓runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body
into superior and inferior parts. (Transverse is perpendicular to long axis of an organ,
horizontal is from front to back)
• Oblique Sections -✓✓cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical
planes
• Dorsal Body Cavity -✓✓protects the fragile nervous system organs, has 2
subdivisions
• Cranial Cavity -✓✓in the skull, encases the brain
• Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity) -✓✓runs within the bony vertebral column, encloses
the delicate spinal cord
