VISUAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
CHAPTER 27 COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Parasagittal plane.
Answer: A plane that divides the body into uneven left and right
portions
◉ Anterior.
Answer: The front surface (pairs with posterior)
◉ Posterior.
Answer: The back surface (pairs with anterior)
◉ Ventral.
Answer: The front surface (pairs with dorsal)
◉ Superior.
Answer: Above; at a higher level; toward the head
◉ Inferior.
, Answer: Below; at a lower level
◉ Dorsal.
Answer: The back surface (pairs with ventral)
◉ Medial.
Answer: Toward the midsaggital plane; toward the body's
longitudinal axis (ie, the surface of the thighs in contact)
◉ Lateral.
Answer: Away from the body's midsaggital plane; away from the
body's longitudinal axis (ie, moving from the nose to the cheek)
◉ Proximal.
Answer: Toward an attached base
◉ Distal.
Answer: Away from an attached base
◉ Superficial.
Answer: At, near, or relatively close to the body surface
CHAPTER 27 COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Parasagittal plane.
Answer: A plane that divides the body into uneven left and right
portions
◉ Anterior.
Answer: The front surface (pairs with posterior)
◉ Posterior.
Answer: The back surface (pairs with anterior)
◉ Ventral.
Answer: The front surface (pairs with dorsal)
◉ Superior.
Answer: Above; at a higher level; toward the head
◉ Inferior.
, Answer: Below; at a lower level
◉ Dorsal.
Answer: The back surface (pairs with ventral)
◉ Medial.
Answer: Toward the midsaggital plane; toward the body's
longitudinal axis (ie, the surface of the thighs in contact)
◉ Lateral.
Answer: Away from the body's midsaggital plane; away from the
body's longitudinal axis (ie, moving from the nose to the cheek)
◉ Proximal.
Answer: Toward an attached base
◉ Distal.
Answer: Away from an attached base
◉ Superficial.
Answer: At, near, or relatively close to the body surface