SNHU PHY 150 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Inferior
Answer: away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure
or the body; below
●● Ventral (anterior)
Answer: toward or at the front of the body; in front of
●● Dorsal (posterior)
Answer: Toward or at the back of the body; behind
●● Medial
Answer: toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
●● Lateral
Answer: away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
●● Superficial
Answer: toward or at the body surface
,●● Deep
Answer: away from the body surface; more internal
●● Anatomical Position
Answer: erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward,
head facing forward, internationally know
●● Anterior/Ventral Body
Answer: front
●● Posterior/Dorsal Body
Answer: back of body
●● Sagittal
Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts
●● 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
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Inferior
Answer: away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure
or the body; below
●● Ventral (anterior)
Answer: toward or at the front of the body; in front of
●● Dorsal (posterior)
Answer: Toward or at the back of the body; behind
●● Medial
Answer: toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
●● Lateral
Answer: away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
●● Superficial
Answer: toward or at the body surface
,●● Deep
Answer: away from the body surface; more internal
●● Anatomical Position
Answer: erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward,
head facing forward, internationally know
●● Anterior/Ventral Body
Answer: front
●● Posterior/Dorsal Body
Answer: back of body
●● Sagittal
Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts
●● 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
