MMSC CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ viscera . Answer: internal organs
▶ tissue type that outlines organs . Answer: epithelial tissue
▶ superior vs inferior . Answer: above, below
▶ dorsal vs ventral . Answer: dorsal - back (posterior)
ventral - front: belly (anterior)
▶ anterior vs posterior . Answer: anterior - front side
posterior- backside
▶ proximal vs distal . Answer: proximal - close to trunk or origin
distal - far from the trunk or origin
▶ sagittal plane . Answer: divides body into left and right
▶ axial/ transversal plane . Answer: horizontal - cuts in half leaving superior
and inferior halves
▶ coronal / frontal plane . Answer: divides into front and back
▶ diaphragm . Answer: seperates chest and abdominal cavities
▶ pleural membrane . Answer: thin layer surrounding the lungs
▶ peritoneum . Answer: membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and
organs
▶ supine vs prone . Answer: prone - laying on belly
supine- laying on back
▶ Chapter 3 . Answer:
▶ -gram . Answer: record
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ viscera . Answer: internal organs
▶ tissue type that outlines organs . Answer: epithelial tissue
▶ superior vs inferior . Answer: above, below
▶ dorsal vs ventral . Answer: dorsal - back (posterior)
ventral - front: belly (anterior)
▶ anterior vs posterior . Answer: anterior - front side
posterior- backside
▶ proximal vs distal . Answer: proximal - close to trunk or origin
distal - far from the trunk or origin
▶ sagittal plane . Answer: divides body into left and right
▶ axial/ transversal plane . Answer: horizontal - cuts in half leaving superior
and inferior halves
▶ coronal / frontal plane . Answer: divides into front and back
▶ diaphragm . Answer: seperates chest and abdominal cavities
▶ pleural membrane . Answer: thin layer surrounding the lungs
▶ peritoneum . Answer: membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and
organs
▶ supine vs prone . Answer: prone - laying on belly
supine- laying on back
▶ Chapter 3 . Answer:
▶ -gram . Answer: record
