Anatomy Exam 1- terms
Ventral correct answers away from
backbone
dorsal correct answers toward
backbone
anterior correct answers toward the
front
posterior correct answers toward the
back
rostral correct answers toward the
head
caudal correct answers toward
the tail
superior correct answers
upper
inferior correct answers
lower
superficial correct answers toward the
surface
deep correct answers away from the
surface
external correct answers toward the
outside
internal correct answers toward the
inside
medial correct answers toward
the axis
peripheral correct answers away from the axis or
midline
proximal correct answers toward the axis or
midline
distal correct answers away from the axis or
midline
Planes of the body correct answers
sagittal
coronal/
frontal
transvers
e
sagittal correct answers vertical cut from front to back (divides left and
right sides)
Coronal/frontal correct answers vertical cut from side to side (divides in
front and back)
transverse correct answers horizontal cut at any level (divides into top
and bottom)
, nerve correct answers extreme irritability and conductivity; excited by
internal or
external forces; controls muscular and glandular adjustments to
these changes
epithelial correct answers forms protective and secreting covering of
external body
internal and surfaces, cavities, and passage
ways
A- correct answers
without
Ab- correct answers from.
away
Ad- correct answers to,
toward
An- correct answers
without
Ante- correct answers
before
Anti- correct answers
against
Auto- correct answers
self
Bi(n)- correct answers two,
double
Con- correct answers with,
together
Contra- correct answers
against
De- correct answers from,
down
Dia- correct answers
through
Dys- correct answers bad, painful,
difficulty
Dis- correct answers to undo, free
from
Ecto- correct answers outside,
outer
Endo- correct answers inside,
inner
Epi- correct answers cover,
upon
Eu- correct answers good,
well
Ex- correct answers form, out from,
out of
Extra- correct answers outside of, beyond, in
addition
Ventral correct answers away from
backbone
dorsal correct answers toward
backbone
anterior correct answers toward the
front
posterior correct answers toward the
back
rostral correct answers toward the
head
caudal correct answers toward
the tail
superior correct answers
upper
inferior correct answers
lower
superficial correct answers toward the
surface
deep correct answers away from the
surface
external correct answers toward the
outside
internal correct answers toward the
inside
medial correct answers toward
the axis
peripheral correct answers away from the axis or
midline
proximal correct answers toward the axis or
midline
distal correct answers away from the axis or
midline
Planes of the body correct answers
sagittal
coronal/
frontal
transvers
e
sagittal correct answers vertical cut from front to back (divides left and
right sides)
Coronal/frontal correct answers vertical cut from side to side (divides in
front and back)
transverse correct answers horizontal cut at any level (divides into top
and bottom)
, nerve correct answers extreme irritability and conductivity; excited by
internal or
external forces; controls muscular and glandular adjustments to
these changes
epithelial correct answers forms protective and secreting covering of
external body
internal and surfaces, cavities, and passage
ways
A- correct answers
without
Ab- correct answers from.
away
Ad- correct answers to,
toward
An- correct answers
without
Ante- correct answers
before
Anti- correct answers
against
Auto- correct answers
self
Bi(n)- correct answers two,
double
Con- correct answers with,
together
Contra- correct answers
against
De- correct answers from,
down
Dia- correct answers
through
Dys- correct answers bad, painful,
difficulty
Dis- correct answers to undo, free
from
Ecto- correct answers outside,
outer
Endo- correct answers inside,
inner
Epi- correct answers cover,
upon
Eu- correct answers good,
well
Ex- correct answers form, out from,
out of
Extra- correct answers outside of, beyond, in
addition
