Human Gross Anatomy Exam with correct answers

anatomical position -Upright stance, head looking forward, arms to side with palms of hands facing forward sagittal plane divides body into left and right midsagittal plane mid-line of body parasagittal plane parallel to the mid-line of body coronal (frontal) plane -divides the body into anterior and posterior parts (divides front from backside) transverse (horizontal) plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts (inferior - away from the head/lower) (superior- towards the head/ upper) Medial Toward the midline of the body Lateral away from the midline Anterior -Front (belly) side of the body -also called ventral Posterior -back (vertebral) side of the body -also called dorsal Superior -toward the head -(cranial) Inferiror -toward the feet caudal towards tail superficial -closer to the surface of the body -Ex: skin is ____ to the bones deep -Away from the body surface; more internal - ex: the bones are _____ to the skin proximal closer to the base of limb (towards hip or shoulder) Distal farther away from the base of limbs (towards digits) Palmar palm of hand plantar sole of foot Epithelial Tissue covers body surface (external or internal surface), and forms glands