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NBCE Boards Part 1 Good Q Questions and Answers correct Median Plane Midsagital , Divides the body into right and left parts Sagital Plane Parasagital, Divides the body into right and left parts not necessarily in the middle Coronal Plane Frontal, Divides body into anterior and posterior Horizontal Plane Transverse, Divides the body into superior & inferior parts Longitudinal Section a cut through the long axis Vertical Section a cut through the width Transverse Section cut through any horizontal plane. Oblique Section a cut diagonally Superior Cranial, Above another structure. Inferior Caudal, below another structure Anterior Ventral, in front of another structure Posterior Dorsal, behind another structure Medial closer to the midline Lateral away from the midline Median middle Proximal Closer to the point of attachment or origin Distal Away from the point of origin or attachment External outside, outer Internal inside, inner Central located closer to the midline Peripheral surrounding or outer border Parietal forms a wall of a body cavity or similar structures Visceral internal organs Rostral anterior end or nose end Cephalic pertaining to the head, closer to the head, anterior Ipsilateral same side Contralateral opposite side Flexion decreasing the angle between a joint by bending Extension increasing the angle between to joints by extending Abduction away from the body Adduction towards the body Rotation circular movement around an axis Circumduction a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction Supination Palms up Pronation Palms down Eversion turning outward Inversion turning inward Dorsioflexion decreases the angle between the top of foot and front of leg Plantarflexion increases the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg Protrusion/Protraction structure moves anteriorly; scapula, clavicle, head and jaw Retraction structure moves posterior; scapula, clavicle, head and jaw Head (skull) ... Occiptal bone Forms the back of cranium Parietal bones Forms the sides of the cranium Frontal bone Forms the Forehead Temporal bones (2) Bones that cover the sides of the head, near the ear Spehnoid bone (2) butterfly-shaped, spans the width of skull and forms floor of cranial cavity, behind eyes Ethmoid bone irregularly shaped bone located between the eye orbits; it helps form the boney structure of the nasal cavity. Nasal bone Forms the bridge of the nose, by junction Maxilla (2) Forms most of the upper jaw, and part of the hard palate Lacrimal bone (2) smallest bone of the face, front of media wall Basilar Artery An artery, formed by the fusion of the vertebral arteries, that supplies blood to the brainstem and to the posterior cerebral arteries. Internal Carotid Branches from the right common carotid artery. Supplies the brain. Middle Meningeal Artery Branch of the first part of the maxillary artery that is the main blood supply to the meninges of the brain. Vertebral Artery First branch arising from the subclavian artery in the chest and enters the cranium through the foramen magnum. Cavernous Sinus Confluence of Sinuses collection point for sinuses to drain Inferior Saggital Sinus in inferior falx cerebri, forms straight sinus.