WGU D312 - A&P 1 ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Anterior/Ventral Front/toward the front of the body
Posterior/Dorsal Back/Towards the back of the body
Medial Toward the middle of the body
Lateral On the side or toward the side of the body
Proximal Nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
Distal Farther from the point of attachment or the trunk or the trunk of the body (think
"distance")
Deep Farther from the surface of the body
Superior Above or higher than another part
, Inferior Below or lower than another part
Frontal Plane Divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions (think front and
back)
Sagittal Plane Divides the body or organ lengthwise into right and left sections. If the vertical
plane runs exactly down the middle of the body, it's referred to as the mid-sagittal
plane.
Transverse Plane Divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior portions (think bottom
and top)
Epigastric Central part of the abdomen, just above the navel
Umbilical The area around the umbilicus
Lumbar Forms the region of the lower back to the right and left of the umbilical region
Hypogastric Below the stomach and in the central part of the abdomen, just below the navel
Iliac Lies to the right and left of the hypogastric regions near the hipbones
Cellular Levels Cellular -> Tissue -> Organ -> Organ System -> Organism
Homeostatis The balance of all variables
Anterior/Ventral Front/toward the front of the body
Posterior/Dorsal Back/Towards the back of the body
Medial Toward the middle of the body
Lateral On the side or toward the side of the body
Proximal Nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
Distal Farther from the point of attachment or the trunk or the trunk of the body (think
"distance")
Deep Farther from the surface of the body
Superior Above or higher than another part
, Inferior Below or lower than another part
Frontal Plane Divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions (think front and
back)
Sagittal Plane Divides the body or organ lengthwise into right and left sections. If the vertical
plane runs exactly down the middle of the body, it's referred to as the mid-sagittal
plane.
Transverse Plane Divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior portions (think bottom
and top)
Epigastric Central part of the abdomen, just above the navel
Umbilical The area around the umbilicus
Lumbar Forms the region of the lower back to the right and left of the umbilical region
Hypogastric Below the stomach and in the central part of the abdomen, just below the navel
Iliac Lies to the right and left of the hypogastric regions near the hipbones
Cellular Levels Cellular -> Tissue -> Organ -> Organ System -> Organism
Homeostatis The balance of all variables
