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Unit 01 Introduction to Anatomical Terms

1. Which of the following statements accurately defines anterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Toward or on the front of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise

2. Which of the following statements accurately defines posterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise

3. Which of the following statements accurately defines superior?
A) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the head or away from the tail
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise

4. Which of the following statements accurately defines inferior?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise

5. Which of the following statements accurately defines proximal?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Toward or on the front of the body
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise

6. Which of the following statements accurately defines distal?