HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2026
MOCK PAPER COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
NOTES ANALYTICAL SUMMARY
◉ Lumbar.
Answer: pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and
hips; the loin
◉ Occipital.
Answer: Back of the head
◉ Plantar.
Answer: pertaining to the sole of the foot
◉ Vertebral.
Answer: pertaining to the area of the spinal column
◉ Anterior/Ventral Body.
Answer:
◉ Posterior/Dorsal Body.
,Answer:
◉ Sagittal.
Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left
parts
◉ Median Plane (midsagittal plane).
Answer: sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline
◉ Parasagittal Planes.
Answer: all other sagittal planes offset from the midline
◉ Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane).
Answer: like sagittal plane lie vertically, divide body into anterior
and posterior parts
◉ Transverse/Horizontal Plane.
Answer: runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body into
superior and inferior parts. (Transverse is perpendicular to long axis
of an organ, horizontal is from front to back)
◉ Oblique Sections.
, Answer: cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the
vertical planes
◉ Dorsal Body Cavity.
Answer: protects the fragile nervous system organs, has 2
subdivisions
◉ Cranial Cavity.
Answer: in the skull, encases the brain
◉ Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity).
Answer: runs within the bony vertebral column, encloses the
delicate spinal cord
◉ Ventral Body Cavity.
Answer: the more anterior and larger of the closed body cavities, has
2 major subdivisions, houses internal organs called Viscera
◉ Thoracic Cavity.
Answer: surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest
◉ Pleural Cavities.
MOCK PAPER COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
NOTES ANALYTICAL SUMMARY
◉ Lumbar.
Answer: pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and
hips; the loin
◉ Occipital.
Answer: Back of the head
◉ Plantar.
Answer: pertaining to the sole of the foot
◉ Vertebral.
Answer: pertaining to the area of the spinal column
◉ Anterior/Ventral Body.
Answer:
◉ Posterior/Dorsal Body.
,Answer:
◉ Sagittal.
Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left
parts
◉ Median Plane (midsagittal plane).
Answer: sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline
◉ Parasagittal Planes.
Answer: all other sagittal planes offset from the midline
◉ Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane).
Answer: like sagittal plane lie vertically, divide body into anterior
and posterior parts
◉ Transverse/Horizontal Plane.
Answer: runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body into
superior and inferior parts. (Transverse is perpendicular to long axis
of an organ, horizontal is from front to back)
◉ Oblique Sections.
, Answer: cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the
vertical planes
◉ Dorsal Body Cavity.
Answer: protects the fragile nervous system organs, has 2
subdivisions
◉ Cranial Cavity.
Answer: in the skull, encases the brain
◉ Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity).
Answer: runs within the bony vertebral column, encloses the
delicate spinal cord
◉ Ventral Body Cavity.
Answer: the more anterior and larger of the closed body cavities, has
2 major subdivisions, houses internal organs called Viscera
◉ Thoracic Cavity.
Answer: surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest
◉ Pleural Cavities.
