Physiology I w/Lab 2026 | Module 6
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1. Superiorm(cranial)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmtowardmthemheadmendmormuppermpartmofmamstructuremormthembody;ma
bove
2. Inferiorm(caudal)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmawaymfrommthemheadmendmormtowardmthemlowermpartmofmamstructurem
ormthembody;mbelow
3. Ventralm(anterior)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmtowardmormatmthemfrontmofmthembody;minmfrontmof
4. Dorsalm(posterior)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTowardmormatmthembackmofmthembody;mbehind
5. Medialm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmtowardmormatmthemmidlinemofmthembody;monmtheminnermsidemof
6. Lateralm-mCORRECTmANSWERmawaymfrommthemmidlinemofmthembody;monmthemoutermsidemof
7. Intermediatem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbetweenmammoremmedialmandmammoremlateralmstructure
8. Proximalm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmclosermtomthemoriginmofmthembodympartmormthempointmofmattachmentm
ofmamlimbmtomthembodymtrunk
,9. Distalm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmfarthermfrommthemoriginmofmambodympartmormthempointmofmattachment
mofmamlimbmtomthembodymtrunk
10. Superficialm-mCORRECTmANSWERmtowardmormatmthembodymsurface
11. Deepm(internal)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmawaymfrommthembodymsurface;mmoreminternal
12. AnatomicalmPositionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmerect,mfeetmforward,marmsmatmsidemwithmpalmsmfacingmforward,mhead
mfacingmforward,minternationallymknow
13. Axialm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmfundamentalmdivisionmofmourmbody.mMakesmupmthemmainmaxismofmour
mbody,mincludesmthemhead,mneck,mandmtrunk.
14. Appendicularm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmfundamentalmdivisionmofmourmbody.mrelatingmtomthemlimbsmandmtheirm
attachmentsmtomthemaxis.
15. Orbitalm-mCORRECTmANSWERmpertainingmtomthemeyemsocketm(orbit)
16. Palmarm-mCORRECTmANSWERmpertainingmtomthempalmmofmthemhand
17. Pedalm-mCORRECTmANSWERmpertainingmtomthemfoot
18. Dorsumm-mCORRECTmANSWERmpertainingmtomthemback
, 19. Lumbarm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpertainingmtomthemareamofmthembackmbetweenmthemribsmandmhips;mthe
mloin
20. Occipitalm-mCORRECTmANSWERmBackmofmthemhead
21. Plantarm-mCORRECTmANSWERmpertainingmtomthemsolemofmthemfoot
22. Vertebralm-mCORRECTmANSWERmpertainingmtomthemareamofmthemspinalmcolumn
23. Anterior/VentralmBodym-mCORRECTmANSWERm
24. Posterior/DorsalmBodym-mCORRECTmANSWERm
25. Sagittalm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmamverticalmplanemthatmdividesmthembodymintomrightmandmleftmparts
26. MedianmPlanem(midsagittalmplane)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsagittalmplanemthatmliesmexactlyminmthemmidline
27. ParasagittalmPlanesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmallmothermsagittalmplanesmoffsetmfrommthemmidline
28. FrontalmPlanesm(CoronalmPlane)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmlikemsagittalmplanemliemvertically,mdividembodymintomanteriormandmpost
eriormparts