Portage Learning A&P 1 lab 1 Exam
2025 Questions and Answers
anatomical position - --ANSWER--To stand erect with arms at the sides and
palms of the hands turned forward
saggital plane - --ANSWER--divides the body into a right and left side
midsagittal plane - --ANSWER--divides the body into equal right and left sides
perisagittal plane - --ANSWER--Dividing into unequal left and right planes
frontal plane (coronal plane) - --ANSWER--divides body into anterior and
posterior sides
transverse plane - --ANSWER--horizontal division of the body into upper and
lower portions
Anterior (ventral) - --ANSWER--toward the front or towards the belly. Also
known as the Ventral position.
Posterior - --ANSWER--toward the back also known as dorsal.
Superior - --ANSWER--Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Inferior - --ANSWER--Lower on the body, towards the feet.
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, Medial - --ANSWER--Toward the midline of the body
Lateral - --ANSWER--Away from the midline of the body
Proximal - --ANSWER--Closer to the point of attachment
Distal - --ANSWER--further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point
of attachment to the body
superficial - --ANSWER--closer to the surface of the body
deep - --ANSWER--away from the surface of the body
prone - --ANSWER--lying face down on the belly
supine - --ANSWER--lying on the back
axial region - --ANSWER--includes the head, neck, and trunk
Two regions of the trunk - --ANSWER--Thoracic and abdominal
Thoracic - --ANSWER--Any region above the diaphragm
Diaphragm - --ANSWER--Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that
helps with breathing below the ribcage
abdominal region - --ANSWER--anything below the diaphragm
appendicular region - --ANSWER--upper and lower limbs
Upper limbs include - --ANSWER--brachium, antebrachium, carpus, manus,digits
brachium - --ANSWER--upper arm (shoulder to elbow)
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2025 Questions and Answers
anatomical position - --ANSWER--To stand erect with arms at the sides and
palms of the hands turned forward
saggital plane - --ANSWER--divides the body into a right and left side
midsagittal plane - --ANSWER--divides the body into equal right and left sides
perisagittal plane - --ANSWER--Dividing into unequal left and right planes
frontal plane (coronal plane) - --ANSWER--divides body into anterior and
posterior sides
transverse plane - --ANSWER--horizontal division of the body into upper and
lower portions
Anterior (ventral) - --ANSWER--toward the front or towards the belly. Also
known as the Ventral position.
Posterior - --ANSWER--toward the back also known as dorsal.
Superior - --ANSWER--Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Inferior - --ANSWER--Lower on the body, towards the feet.
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, Medial - --ANSWER--Toward the midline of the body
Lateral - --ANSWER--Away from the midline of the body
Proximal - --ANSWER--Closer to the point of attachment
Distal - --ANSWER--further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point
of attachment to the body
superficial - --ANSWER--closer to the surface of the body
deep - --ANSWER--away from the surface of the body
prone - --ANSWER--lying face down on the belly
supine - --ANSWER--lying on the back
axial region - --ANSWER--includes the head, neck, and trunk
Two regions of the trunk - --ANSWER--Thoracic and abdominal
Thoracic - --ANSWER--Any region above the diaphragm
Diaphragm - --ANSWER--Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that
helps with breathing below the ribcage
abdominal region - --ANSWER--anything below the diaphragm
appendicular region - --ANSWER--upper and lower limbs
Upper limbs include - --ANSWER--brachium, antebrachium, carpus, manus,digits
brachium - --ANSWER--upper arm (shoulder to elbow)
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