BIOD 152 AP2 LAB 1 PORTAGE
LEARNING COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Regional Terms. Answer: designate specific areas within body
divisions
◉ Superior. Answer: towards the head end or upper part of a structure or
the body; above
◉ Inferior. Answer: away from the head end or towards the lower part
of a structure or the body; below
◉ Anterior. Answer: toward or at the front of the body; in front of
◉ Posterior. Answer: toward or at the back of the body; behind
◉ Proximal. Answer: closer to the origin of the body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
◉ Distal. Answer: farther from the origin of the body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
,◉ Deep. Answer: away from the body surface; more internal
◉ Superficial. Answer: toward or at the body surface
◉ Intermediate. Answer: between a more medial and a more lateral
structure; between two things
◉ Lateral. Answer: away from the midline of the body; on the outer side
of
◉ Medial. Answer: toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner
side of
◉ the head is _______ to the abdomen. Answer: superior
◉ the belly button is ______ to the chin. Answer: inferior
◉ the breastbone is _______ to the spine. Answer: anterior
◉ the heart is _____ to the breast bone. Answer: posterior
◉ the heart is ______ to the arm. Answer: medial
◉ the arm is _____ to the chest. Answer: lateral
, ◉ the collarbone is _____ between the breasts & shoulder. Answer:
intermediate
◉ the elbow is _____ to the wrist. Answer: proximal
◉ the knee is _____ to the thigh. Answer: distal
◉ the skin is _____ to the skeletal muscles. Answer: superficial
◉ the lungs are _____ to the skin. Answer: deep
◉ sagittal. Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right &
left parts
◉ midsagittal. Answer: a sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline
◉ frontal. Answer: lie vertical; divides the body into anterior &
posterior parts
◉ transverse. Answer: plane runs horizontally from right to left dividing
the body into superior & inferior parts
◉ pectoral/mammary. Answer: encompassing each breast
LEARNING COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Regional Terms. Answer: designate specific areas within body
divisions
◉ Superior. Answer: towards the head end or upper part of a structure or
the body; above
◉ Inferior. Answer: away from the head end or towards the lower part
of a structure or the body; below
◉ Anterior. Answer: toward or at the front of the body; in front of
◉ Posterior. Answer: toward or at the back of the body; behind
◉ Proximal. Answer: closer to the origin of the body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
◉ Distal. Answer: farther from the origin of the body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
,◉ Deep. Answer: away from the body surface; more internal
◉ Superficial. Answer: toward or at the body surface
◉ Intermediate. Answer: between a more medial and a more lateral
structure; between two things
◉ Lateral. Answer: away from the midline of the body; on the outer side
of
◉ Medial. Answer: toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner
side of
◉ the head is _______ to the abdomen. Answer: superior
◉ the belly button is ______ to the chin. Answer: inferior
◉ the breastbone is _______ to the spine. Answer: anterior
◉ the heart is _____ to the breast bone. Answer: posterior
◉ the heart is ______ to the arm. Answer: medial
◉ the arm is _____ to the chest. Answer: lateral
, ◉ the collarbone is _____ between the breasts & shoulder. Answer:
intermediate
◉ the elbow is _____ to the wrist. Answer: proximal
◉ the knee is _____ to the thigh. Answer: distal
◉ the skin is _____ to the skeletal muscles. Answer: superficial
◉ the lungs are _____ to the skin. Answer: deep
◉ sagittal. Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right &
left parts
◉ midsagittal. Answer: a sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline
◉ frontal. Answer: lie vertical; divides the body into anterior &
posterior parts
◉ transverse. Answer: plane runs horizontally from right to left dividing
the body into superior & inferior parts
◉ pectoral/mammary. Answer: encompassing each breast
