BIO 117 EXAM 1 2026 CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION PRACTICE SET ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION

BIO 117 EXAM 1 2026 CELL STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTION PRACTICE SET ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION

◉ Anterior (ventral).
Answer: Towards the front


◉ Posterior (dorsal).
Answer: Toward the back


◉ Superior.
Answer: Top


◉ Inferior.
Answer: Bottom


◉ Lateral.
Answer: Away from the midline of the body


◉ Medial.
Answer: Toward the midline of the body

,◉ Proximal.
Answer: Closer to the point of attachment


◉ Distal.
Answer: Away from the point of attachment


◉ Central/Peripheral.
Answer: Central: Center
Peripheral: Away from the center


◉ Superficial.
Answer: Near the surface


◉ Deep.
Answer: Away from the body surface


◉ Sagittal plane.
Answer: Vertical division of the body into right and left portions


◉ Mid-sagittal plane.
Answer: Divides the body into equal left and right halves

, ◉ Frontal (Coronal).
Answer: Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts


◉ Transverse plane.
Answer: Divides the body into superior and inferior parts


◉ Posterior cavity.
Answer: Posterior body cavity that houses the brain and spinal cord;
also referred to as dorsal cavity


◉ Anterior cavity.
Answer: Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior
(dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous membrane-lined pleural
cavities for the lungs, pericardial cavity for the heart, and peritoneal
cavity for the abdominal and pelvic organs; also referred to as
ventral cavity


◉ Mediastinum.
Answer: Space between the lungs inside the Thoracic cavity that
contains the heart


◉ Pleural cavity.