BIOL 2457: PRACTICAL 1 -
ANATOMICAL LANGUAGE. EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
What is the standard human anatomical position? - ANS Erect body, feet slightly apart, palms
forward, thumbs pointing away from body
Define "section". - ANS A cut along an imaginary plane through the body wall or organ
In the anatomical position, the face and palms are on the __________ body surface. -
ANS Anterior
The buttocks and shoulder blades are on the ___________ body surface. - ANS Posterior
The top of the head is the most ___________ part of the body. - ANS Superior
The ears are ___________ and ___________ to the shoulders and ___________ to the nose. -
ANS Medial
Superior
Lateral
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, The heart is ____________ to the vertebral column (spine) and ___________ to the lungs. -
ANS Anterior
Medial
The elbow is ___________ to the fingers but ___________ to the shoulder. - ANS Proximal
Distal
The abdominopelvic cavity is ___________ to the thoracic cavity and ____________ to the
spinal cavity. - ANS Inferior
Anterior
In humans, the dorsal surface can also be called the _____________ surface. - ANS Posterior
However, the quadruped animals, the dorsal surface is the ___________ surface. -
ANS Superior
If an incision cuts the heart into right and left parts, the section is a ___________ section; but if
the heart is cut so that superior and inferior portions result, the section is a ___________
section. - ANS Sagittal
Transverse
You are told to cut an animal's kidney for dissection so that both kidneys are observable in each
section. Which 2 sections will meet this requirement? - ANS Frontal and Transverse
A se - ANS
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ANATOMICAL LANGUAGE. EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
What is the standard human anatomical position? - ANS Erect body, feet slightly apart, palms
forward, thumbs pointing away from body
Define "section". - ANS A cut along an imaginary plane through the body wall or organ
In the anatomical position, the face and palms are on the __________ body surface. -
ANS Anterior
The buttocks and shoulder blades are on the ___________ body surface. - ANS Posterior
The top of the head is the most ___________ part of the body. - ANS Superior
The ears are ___________ and ___________ to the shoulders and ___________ to the nose. -
ANS Medial
Superior
Lateral
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, The heart is ____________ to the vertebral column (spine) and ___________ to the lungs. -
ANS Anterior
Medial
The elbow is ___________ to the fingers but ___________ to the shoulder. - ANS Proximal
Distal
The abdominopelvic cavity is ___________ to the thoracic cavity and ____________ to the
spinal cavity. - ANS Inferior
Anterior
In humans, the dorsal surface can also be called the _____________ surface. - ANS Posterior
However, the quadruped animals, the dorsal surface is the ___________ surface. -
ANS Superior
If an incision cuts the heart into right and left parts, the section is a ___________ section; but if
the heart is cut so that superior and inferior portions result, the section is a ___________
section. - ANS Sagittal
Transverse
You are told to cut an animal's kidney for dissection so that both kidneys are observable in each
section. Which 2 sections will meet this requirement? - ANS Frontal and Transverse
A se - ANS
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