BIOL 240 EXAM 1 || WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Anatomical position correct answers body erect, feet parallel, eyes forward, arms at side,
palms forward
Coronal Plane correct answers any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal
(belly and back) sections
Transverse Plane correct answers any horizontal plane that divides the body into upper
(superior) and lower (inferior) portions
Sagittal Plane correct answers any vertical plane parallel to the median sagittal plane
Median Sagittal correct answers a vertical plane that passes through the midline of the body,
dividing it into equal left and right halves
Longitudinal correct answers any plane that sections an element parallel to its long axis
superior or cranial correct answers refers to one structure being above or closer to the head
than another
inferior or caudal correct answers refers to one structure being below or closer to the feet or
tail bone (coccyx) than another
anterior or ventral correct answers refers to one structure being in front of another
posterior or dorsal correct answers refers to one structure being behind another
medial correct answers refers to one structure being closer to the median sagittal plane than
another
lateral correct answers refers to one structure being farther away from the median sagittal
plane than another
proximal correct answers refers to a structure of the upper limb or lower limb that is closer to
the root (attachment) of the limb than another
distal correct answers refers to a structure of the upper or lower limb that is farther away from
the root of the limb than another
palmar correct answers the ventral surface (palm) of the hand or fingers
dorsal correct answers the dorsal surface (back) of the hand or fingers
plantar correct answers the ventral surface (bottom or sole) of the foot or toes
dorsal correct answers the dorsal surface (top) of the foot or toes
superficial or external correct answers refers to one structure being closer to the outside or
exterior surface than another
Anatomical position correct answers body erect, feet parallel, eyes forward, arms at side,
palms forward
Coronal Plane correct answers any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal
(belly and back) sections
Transverse Plane correct answers any horizontal plane that divides the body into upper
(superior) and lower (inferior) portions
Sagittal Plane correct answers any vertical plane parallel to the median sagittal plane
Median Sagittal correct answers a vertical plane that passes through the midline of the body,
dividing it into equal left and right halves
Longitudinal correct answers any plane that sections an element parallel to its long axis
superior or cranial correct answers refers to one structure being above or closer to the head
than another
inferior or caudal correct answers refers to one structure being below or closer to the feet or
tail bone (coccyx) than another
anterior or ventral correct answers refers to one structure being in front of another
posterior or dorsal correct answers refers to one structure being behind another
medial correct answers refers to one structure being closer to the median sagittal plane than
another
lateral correct answers refers to one structure being farther away from the median sagittal
plane than another
proximal correct answers refers to a structure of the upper limb or lower limb that is closer to
the root (attachment) of the limb than another
distal correct answers refers to a structure of the upper or lower limb that is farther away from
the root of the limb than another
palmar correct answers the ventral surface (palm) of the hand or fingers
dorsal correct answers the dorsal surface (back) of the hand or fingers
plantar correct answers the ventral surface (bottom or sole) of the foot or toes
dorsal correct answers the dorsal surface (top) of the foot or toes
superficial or external correct answers refers to one structure being closer to the outside or
exterior surface than another
