BIOL 2255 EXAM 3 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026
◉ Inferior.
Answer: Below something else.
◉ Cranial.
Answer: Closer to the head.
◉ Caudal.
Answer: Closer to the tail.
◉ Proximal.
Answer: Close proximity to the truck.
◉ Distal.
Answer: Furthest proximity to the trunk.
◉ Dorsal.
Answer: Towards the back.
,◉ Ventral.
Answer: Towards the front.
◉ Lateral.
Answer: Away from the midline.
◉ Medial.
Answer: Closer to the midline.
◉ Anatomical Position.
Answer: Head, feet, and palm of hands are facing forward.
◉ Sagittal Plane.
Answer: Equal L and R halves.
◉ Horizontal (Transverse) Plane.
Answer: Top & bottom halves.
◉ Coronal (Frontal) Plane.
Answer: Front and back.
◉ Superficial.
, Answer: Close to surface/skin.
◉ Deep.
Answer: Deeper int he body.
◉ Fascia.
Answer: - Layer of connective tissue in the body (loose superficial
fat).
- Deep: Thin, fibrous, and has no fat.
◉ Cutaneous.
Answer: Anything associated with the skin.
◉ Ipsilateral.
Answer: Structures that occur on the same side of the body.
Ex. Gallbladder & Right Lung.
◉ Contralateral.
Answer: Structures that are on opposite sides of the body.
Ex. Gallbladder & Spleen.
◉ Unilateral.
GUIDE 2026
◉ Inferior.
Answer: Below something else.
◉ Cranial.
Answer: Closer to the head.
◉ Caudal.
Answer: Closer to the tail.
◉ Proximal.
Answer: Close proximity to the truck.
◉ Distal.
Answer: Furthest proximity to the trunk.
◉ Dorsal.
Answer: Towards the back.
,◉ Ventral.
Answer: Towards the front.
◉ Lateral.
Answer: Away from the midline.
◉ Medial.
Answer: Closer to the midline.
◉ Anatomical Position.
Answer: Head, feet, and palm of hands are facing forward.
◉ Sagittal Plane.
Answer: Equal L and R halves.
◉ Horizontal (Transverse) Plane.
Answer: Top & bottom halves.
◉ Coronal (Frontal) Plane.
Answer: Front and back.
◉ Superficial.
, Answer: Close to surface/skin.
◉ Deep.
Answer: Deeper int he body.
◉ Fascia.
Answer: - Layer of connective tissue in the body (loose superficial
fat).
- Deep: Thin, fibrous, and has no fat.
◉ Cutaneous.
Answer: Anything associated with the skin.
◉ Ipsilateral.
Answer: Structures that occur on the same side of the body.
Ex. Gallbladder & Right Lung.
◉ Contralateral.
Answer: Structures that are on opposite sides of the body.
Ex. Gallbladder & Spleen.
◉ Unilateral.
