BIO 251 LAB PRACTICAL #1 REVIEW COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
| VERIFIED & UPDATED 2025–2026
Dorsal/Posterior - correct answer -Toward or at the back of the body; behind
Ventral/Anterior - correct answer -Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Lateral - correct answer -Away from the midline of the body, on the outer side of
Medial - correct answer -Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
Distal - correct answer -Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trumk
Proximal - correct answer -Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Superficial - correct answer -Toward or at the body surface
Deep - correct answer -Away from the body surface; more internal
Superior - correct answer -Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
Inferior - correct answer -Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or
the body; below
Articulating Surface - correct answer -Joints; surface of a bone that contacts another bone
, Non-Articulating Surface - correct answer -Part of the bone that doesn't connect to another
bone/non-moveable
Depression - correct answer -A dent or superficial hole in a bone
Opening - correct answer -Full holes in bones, allows blood vessels and nerves to enter the
bone
Condyle - correct answer -A large, rounded, articulating knob
Facet - correct answer -A flattened or shallow articulating surface
Head - correct answer -A prominent, rounded, articulating end of a bone
Crest - correct answer -A narrow, ridgelike projection
Epicondyle - correct answer -A projection above a condyle
Process - correct answer -Any marked, bony prominence
Spine - correct answer -A sharp, slender process
Trochanter - correct answer -A massive process found only on the femur
Tubercle - correct answer -A small, rounded process
| VERIFIED & UPDATED 2025–2026
Dorsal/Posterior - correct answer -Toward or at the back of the body; behind
Ventral/Anterior - correct answer -Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Lateral - correct answer -Away from the midline of the body, on the outer side of
Medial - correct answer -Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
Distal - correct answer -Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trumk
Proximal - correct answer -Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Superficial - correct answer -Toward or at the body surface
Deep - correct answer -Away from the body surface; more internal
Superior - correct answer -Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
Inferior - correct answer -Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or
the body; below
Articulating Surface - correct answer -Joints; surface of a bone that contacts another bone
, Non-Articulating Surface - correct answer -Part of the bone that doesn't connect to another
bone/non-moveable
Depression - correct answer -A dent or superficial hole in a bone
Opening - correct answer -Full holes in bones, allows blood vessels and nerves to enter the
bone
Condyle - correct answer -A large, rounded, articulating knob
Facet - correct answer -A flattened or shallow articulating surface
Head - correct answer -A prominent, rounded, articulating end of a bone
Crest - correct answer -A narrow, ridgelike projection
Epicondyle - correct answer -A projection above a condyle
Process - correct answer -Any marked, bony prominence
Spine - correct answer -A sharp, slender process
Trochanter - correct answer -A massive process found only on the femur
Tubercle - correct answer -A small, rounded process
