A&P 1 101 MODULE 1 TO 7 EXAM 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ Inferior. Answer: Lower or Below
◉ Anterior. Answer: toward the front of the body
◉ Posterior. Answer: toward the back
◉ Medial. Answer: toward the midline
◉ Lateral. Answer: away from the midline
◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body
◉ Contralateral. Answer: on the opposite side of the body
◉ Proximal. Answer: Closer to the point of origin
◉ distal. Answer: further from the point og origin
,◉ superficial. Answer: toward the surface
◉ deep. Answer: away from the surface
◉ prone. Answer: lying face down
◉ supine. Answer: lying face up ( on the back)
◉ Parietal. Answer: pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
◉ visceral. Answer: pertaining to the internal organs
◉ sagittal plane or section. Answer: runs vertically through the body
◉ midsagittal. Answer: runs from the back to the midline and splits
the body into right and left halves
◉ parasagittal. Answer: Divides the body into unequal right and left
sides
◉ transverse. Answer: divides the body into inferior and superior
parts
, ◉ frontal plane. Answer: Divides the body into front and back
portions.
◉ oblique plane. Answer: divides the body at an angle
◉ dorsal body cavity. Answer: enclosed in the cranium and contains
the brain (fluid filled space that surrounds the brain and spinal
cord)
◉ vertebral canal. Answer: enclosed in the vertebral column and
contains the spinal cord
◉ ventral cavity. Answer: partitioned by the diaphragm, lined with
serous membrane
◉ thoracic cavity. Answer: pleural cavity (contains the lungs),
pericardial cavity (contains the heart)
◉ abdominopelvic cavity. Answer: moist serous membrane (the
peritoneum), parietal peritoneum (lines the cavity walls), visceral
peritoneum (covers external surfaces of most digestive organs)
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ Inferior. Answer: Lower or Below
◉ Anterior. Answer: toward the front of the body
◉ Posterior. Answer: toward the back
◉ Medial. Answer: toward the midline
◉ Lateral. Answer: away from the midline
◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body
◉ Contralateral. Answer: on the opposite side of the body
◉ Proximal. Answer: Closer to the point of origin
◉ distal. Answer: further from the point og origin
,◉ superficial. Answer: toward the surface
◉ deep. Answer: away from the surface
◉ prone. Answer: lying face down
◉ supine. Answer: lying face up ( on the back)
◉ Parietal. Answer: pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
◉ visceral. Answer: pertaining to the internal organs
◉ sagittal plane or section. Answer: runs vertically through the body
◉ midsagittal. Answer: runs from the back to the midline and splits
the body into right and left halves
◉ parasagittal. Answer: Divides the body into unequal right and left
sides
◉ transverse. Answer: divides the body into inferior and superior
parts
, ◉ frontal plane. Answer: Divides the body into front and back
portions.
◉ oblique plane. Answer: divides the body at an angle
◉ dorsal body cavity. Answer: enclosed in the cranium and contains
the brain (fluid filled space that surrounds the brain and spinal
cord)
◉ vertebral canal. Answer: enclosed in the vertebral column and
contains the spinal cord
◉ ventral cavity. Answer: partitioned by the diaphragm, lined with
serous membrane
◉ thoracic cavity. Answer: pleural cavity (contains the lungs),
pericardial cavity (contains the heart)
◉ abdominopelvic cavity. Answer: moist serous membrane (the
peritoneum), parietal peritoneum (lines the cavity walls), visceral
peritoneum (covers external surfaces of most digestive organs)
